The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1559 (Second Edition)

by Rice, Eugene F., Jr.; Grafton, Anthony

• ISBN13: 9780393963045
• ISBN10: 0393963047
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-02-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Was the shift from old to new in this period a transition from medieval to modern? Professor Rice, assisted in this edition by Professor Tony Grafton continues to argue, as in the first edition, that this century represents a shift from medieval to "early" modern.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	xi	(2)
Introduction	xiii
CHAPTER 1 Science, Technology, and Discovery	1	(44)
THE INVENTION OF PRINTING	1	(9)
THE NEW WARFARE	10	(8)
THE ORIGINS OF MODERN SCIENCE	18	(8)
EXPLORATION: THE WORLD AND THE TEXT	26	(6)
PORTUGUESE VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION	32	(6)
THE NEW WORLD	38	(7)
CHAPTER 2 The Economic Expansion of Europe	45	(32)
A CENTURY OF PROSPERITY	45	(5)
THE MERCHANT	50	(3)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM	53	(7)
A NEW SOCIETY AND TRADITIONAL MORALITY	60	(4)
ETHICS AND GOALS	64	(5)
LANDLORD AND TENANT	69	(8)
CHAPTER 3 Renaissance Society and Humanist Culture	77	(33)
THE STUDY OF HISTORY	79	(4)
THE REDISCOVERY OF THE CLASSICS	83	(4)
THE DIGNITY OF MAN	87	(3)
HUMANISM AND ART	90	(14)
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATION	104	(6)
CHAPTER 4 The Formation of the Early Modern State	110	(36)
THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOVEREIGN STATE IN WESTERN EUROPE	111	(13)
The King's Officers
The Army
Finances
Taxation and Representation
THE EMPIRE OF CHARLES V	124	(8)
The Germany of the Habsburgs
THE ITALIAN STATE SYSTEM DURING THE RENAISSANCE	132	(3)
PATTERNS OF INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY	135	(5)
The Habsburg-Valois Struggle
The Habsburg-Ottoman Struggle
EARLY MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT: NEW VISIONS OF THE STATE	140	(6)
CHAPTER 5 Revolution and Reformation in the Church: The Problem of Authority	146	(32)
MARTIN LUTHER	153	(4)
THE FRAGMENTATION OF CLASSICAL PROTESTANTISM	157	(1)
HULDREICH ZWINGLI	158	(3)
JOHN CALVIN	161	(2)
ANABAPTISM	163	(4)
THE CITY OF THE SAINTS	167	(2)
CATHOLIC REFORMATION AND COUNTER-REFORMATION	169	(9)
CHAPTER 6 Revolution and Reformation in the Church: The Problem of Conversion	178	(25)
THE PEASANTS	180	(3)
THE BURGHERS	183	(3)
PERSECUTION AND LIBERTY	186	(5)
THE RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES OF THE GERMAN PRINCES	191	(6)
THE TRIUMPH OF THE TERRITORIAL CHURCH	197	(3)
THE ENGLISH REFORMATION	200	(3)
Suggestions for Further Reading	203	(6)
Index	209