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The Seventeenth Century
A broad, comparative topical overview of Europe in the 17th century. Topics of chapters include:
• Population
• Economic Policy and Ideas
• Commerce, Finance, and Communications
• Industries
• Armies
• Navies
• International Law and Diplomacy
• Colonies
• Political Though
• Mathematics and Science
• Philosophy
• Education
• Religion
• Literature
"The purpose of this book is to examine some of the more important activities of the seventeenth century, distinguishing their mutual relations and their places in the great transition. It does not aim at covering the whole ground. For one reason or another it omits some subjects no less important than those it includes, such as agriculture, the family and the position of women, music, and much of the history of law. The arrangement is not rigidly systematic; for instance, the subjects overlap at many points." -- from the Introduction
[This 2nd edition includes a good deal of new matter and corrects a number of mistakes from the 1st edition of 1929].
• Population
• Economic Policy and Ideas
• Commerce, Finance, and Communications
• Industries
• Armies
• Navies
• International Law and Diplomacy
• Colonies
• Political Though
• Mathematics and Science
• Philosophy
• Education
• Religion
• Literature
"The purpose of this book is to examine some of the more important activities of the seventeenth century, distinguishing their mutual relations and their places in the great transition. It does not aim at covering the whole ground. For one reason or another it omits some subjects no less important than those it includes, such as agriculture, the family and the position of women, music, and much of the history of law. The arrangement is not rigidly systematic; for instance, the subjects overlap at many points." -- from the Introduction
[This 2nd edition includes a good deal of new matter and corrects a number of mistakes from the 1st edition of 1929].
- GenresHistory
378 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1929
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George Norman Clark
32 books1 followerNote: also published as G.N. Clark.
Sir George Norman Clark was a 20th century British historian. Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford, he became the inaugural Chichele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford in 1931 (with the accompanying Fellowship at All Souls), a post he held until 1943. From then until 1947 he was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Between 1947 and 1957, he was Provost of Oriel College, Oxford.
Sir George Norman Clark was a 20th century British historian. Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford, he became the inaugural Chichele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford in 1931 (with the accompanying Fellowship at All Souls), a post he held until 1943. From then until 1947 he was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Between 1947 and 1957, he was Provost of Oriel College, Oxford.
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