For students studying history, preparing for exams, writing papers and engaged in class work, these concise, 'essential' guides provide just the right amount of information; brief explanations aren't tedious reading, yet neither do they provide too little information to be of use. Short chapters with sub-headings explore the political social, cultural, economic and philosophical issues and developments that have made an important impact on history--exactly what the time-pressed student needs. European History 500-1450 CE covers the Byzantine Empire, Islamic Civilization in the Middle Ages, the early Middle Ages, Economy & High Society in the Middle Ages, the church & culture in the High Middle Ages, the Late Middle Ages, and more.
For students studying history, preparing for exams, writing papers and engaged in class work, these concise, 'essential' study guides provide just the right amount of information; the brief explanations aren't tedious reading,yet neither do they provide too little information to be ofuse. Short chapters with sub-headings explore the politicalsocial, cultural, economic and philosophical issues and developments that have made an important impact on history--exactly what the time-pressed student needs. European History 1450-1648 covers the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, Martin Luther, the European wars of religion, the Thirty Years' War, the Age of Exploration, the Scientific Revolution, and the Peace of Westphalia.
For students studying history, preparing for exams, writing papers and engaged in class work, these concise, 'essential' guides provide just the right amount of information; the brief explanations aren't tedious reading,yet neither do they provide too little information to be of use. Short chapters with sub-headings explore the political,social, cultural, economic and philosophical issues and developments that have made an important impact on history--exactly what the time-pressed student needs. European History 1648-1789 covers mercantilism, the Enlightenment, Bourbon France, the Hapsburgs, the Hohenzollerns, the English Civil War, the Restoration, Peter the Great, the Papacy, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Baroque and Rococo culture.
