Europe 1600-1789

by Anthony F. Upton

Book Overview

Anthony F. Upton's new history of the period leading up to the French Revolution provides both a coherent survey of the main developments and a compelling interpretation of which forces ultimately undercut the European monarchies. Europe 1600-1789 explores the tensions that developed as the laboring poor and the ruling elite remained attached to traditional, self-sustaining communities, while the commercial and financial sectors, pursuing different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340663383
• ISBN13: 9780340663387
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"