Description
Drawing on the most recent social, economic, cultural, and intellectual research, Mark Konnert provides an engrossing overview of Europe during a highly dynamic and turbulent historical period. The book argues that while territorial trade-offs, resource and wealth distribution, and social conflict contributed to a century and a half of revolts, civil wars, and witch hunts, religion was the main catalyst for the violence that rocked the continent.
Konnert's comprehensive study will help guide the student through this complex period in European history. Maps, illustrations, and an index are included.
Early Modern Europe: The Age of Religious War, 1559-1715is a very readable text. It presents in a clear and understandable style the political, religious, economic, and cultural forces at work in this critical period of European history. The chapters are focused, and complex issues are communicated effectively. In short, it is a tour de force. -- Vladimir Steffel, Ohio State University In an engaging look at a transformative period in both European and world history, Mark Konnert takes his readers on an illuminating journey through the world of Early Modern Europe. He introduces his travellers to broad areas, trends, and developments, and then focuses on specific nation-states and significant events. This is European history on a large scale, but it does not neglect particular segments of society and their concerns. It is a comprehensive study incorporating the works of a wide range of specialists as well as Konnert's original scholarship, and it gives the student a strong factual and contextual base for further study. Konnert boldly addresses the religious component of the age of religious warfare and brings a concrete, multi-dimensional approach to the topic. A clearly written and well-organized text, Early Modern Europe successfully addresses the complexity underlying the significant events of mid-sixteenth through early eighteenth-century history. -- Rowena Hernandez-Muzquiz, Ohio Wesleyan University
About the Author
Mark Konnert is an associate professor of history at the University of Calgary and the author of Civic Agendas and Religious Passion: Chalons-sur-Marne during the French Wars of Religion and the upcoming Local Politics in the French Wars of Religion: The Towns of Champagne, the Duc de Guise, and the Catholic League, 1560-95.
Book Information
ISBN 9781442600041
Author Mark Konnert
Format Paperback
Page Count 399
Imprint University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Weight(grams) 540g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 154mm * 22mm
