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Events That Changed the World in the Seventeenth Century
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Frank W. Thackeray, John E. Findling
Book Code: GR9078
ISBN: 0-313-29078-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29078-7
232 pages, photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/1999
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: It was the age of empire and the dawn of political and scientific revolution. The seventeenth century brought about enormous changes in the global political landscape and in the understanding of the principles of science. From this dynamic century, often fraught with upheaval and bustling with fascinating historical actors, several key events are treated by recognized experts in the field. These important events include, among others:

  • The age of the great Russian tsars, Indian moguls, and Japanese shoguns
  • The beginning of a four-century dynasty in China
  • The reign of Louis XIV
  • The expansion of the Ottoman Empire
  • England's Glorious Revolution
  • The Founding of Jamestown
  • The Thirty Years' War
  • The Scientific Revolution

    To help students understand the major developments of the seventeenth century and their impact on our own time, this unique resource offers detailed description and expert analysis of the century's most important events. Each of the events is covered in a separate chapter. An introductory essay provides factual materials about the event in a clear, concise, and chronological manner that makes complex history understandable. An interpretive essay, written by a recognized authority in the field, then explores the short-term and far-reaching ramifications of the event. With an annotated bibliography, full-page illustrations, a timeline of important events, a listing of ruling houses and dynasties of the period, and a glossary of names, events, and terms of the seventeenth century, Events That Changed the World in the Seventeenth Century is an ideal addition to the high school, community college, and undergraduate reference shelf, as well as excellent supplementary reading for social studies and world history courses.
    • Table of Contents:
    • Preface
    • The Time of Troubles, 1598-1618
    • Interpretive Essay by John T. Alexander
    • The Establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, 1603
    • Interpretive Essay by Louis G. Perez
    • The Founding of Jamestown, 1607
    • Interpretive Essay by Rick Kennedy
    • The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
    • Interpretive Essay by Garrett L. McAinsh
    • Louis XIV and the Grand Monarchy, 1643-1715
    • Interpretive Essay by Andrew P. Trout
    • The Manchu Conquest, 1644
    • Interpretive Essay by Yu Shen
    • The Scientific Revolution, c. 1650
    • Interpretive Essay by Robert K. DeKosky
    • The Golden Age of Mogul Power, c. 1650
    • Interpretive Essay by John McLeod
    • The Siege of Vienna, 1683
    • Interpretive Essay by David Stefancic
    • The Glorious Revolution, 1688-1689
    • Interpretive Essay by William T. Walker
    • Appendices
    • Index
    LC Card Number: 99-25506
    LCC Class: D246
    Dewey Class: 909
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