Winks, Robin W.,   1930-2003 <br/><br/>
Europe, 1648-1815 :  from the old regime to the age of revolution / 
Robin W. Winks, Thomas E. Kaiser. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2004. 
 - xix, 219 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-201) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Europe, 1648-1815 -- The problem of divine-right monarchy. Bourbon France ; Stuart England ; Century of genius/century of everyman ; Summary -- The old regimes. The economic "revolutions" ; The established powers ; The newcomers ; War and diplomacy, 1713-1763 ; Summary -- The Enlightenment. The settings ; The core ideas ; The program ; Enlightened absolutism ; Russia, 1725-1825 ; George III and American independence ; Challenges to the Enlightenment ; Summary -- The French Revolution and Napoleon. The French Revolution ; The dissolution of the monarchy ; The First Republic ; Napoleon and France ; Napoleon and Europe ; Conclusion ; Summary. 
<br/><br/> 'Europe, 1648-1815' surveys the political, economic, social, and cultural events of the period, from the rise of absolutism to the campaigns of Napoleon, from the creation of a European empire in the Americas to the controversies of the Enlightenment. It contains numerous illustrations, selections from primary sources, and an updated bibliography. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195154452 (cloth : acid-free paper) 9780195154450 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0195154460 (paper : acid-free paper) 9780195154467 (paper : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Revolutions--History--Europe--18th century.<br/>Revoluciones--Historia--Europa--Siglo XVIII
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--History--1648-1789.<br/>Europa --Historia--1648-1789<br/>Europe--History--1789-1815.<br/>Europa --Historia --1789-1815<br/>Europe--Economic conditions--18th century.<br/>Europa --Condiciones económicas <br/>Europe--Economic conditions--19th century.<br/>Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.<br/>Europa --Vida intelectual <br/>Europe--Intellectual life--19th century.<br/>France--History--1789-1815.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>300 D 273  / W775e 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.2/5