TY - BOOK AU - Winks,Robin W. AU - Kaiser,Thomas E. TI - Europe, 1648-1815: from the old regime to the age of revolution SN - 0195154452 (cloth : acid-free paper) AV - 300 D 273 W775e 2004 U1 - 940.2/5 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Revolutions KW - Europe KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Revoluciones KW - Europa KW - Historia KW - Siglo XVIII KW - 1648-1789 KW - 1789-1815 KW - Economic conditions KW - Condiciones económicas KW - 19th century KW - Intellectual life KW - Vida intelectual KW - France N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-201) and index; 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 N2 - '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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy041/2002038184.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0613/2002038184-d.html ER -