Description
Merry Wiesner-Hanks showcases the new research and innovative methods that have altered our understanding of this fascinating period. She examines various subfields and approaches in early modern history, and the marks of modernity that scholars have highlighted in these, from individualism to the Little Ice Age. Moving beyond Europe, she surveys the growth of the Atlantic World and global history, exploring key topics such as the Columbian Exchange, the slave trade, cultural interactions and blending, and the environment. She also considers popular and public representations of the early modern period, which are often how students – and others – first become curious.
Elegantly written and passionately argued, What is Early Modern History? provides an essential invitation to the field for both students and scholars.
Book Information
ISBN 9781509540563
Author ME Wiesner–Hanks
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher Polity Press
Weight(grams) 122g