Western Civilization: Since 1560The Brief Edition of Western Civilization presents a strong chronological and political framework and seamlessly integrates the social and cultural forces that have shaped the western past. Two related themes are pursued throughout: 1) Europe in relation to the rest of the world and non-Western influences, and 2) power in all its senses, public and private; economic, social, cultural, and political; symbolic and real. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 93
Page 559
... English relations initially remained cordial . Relations started to sour , however , when Eliz- abeth began tolerating the use of English ports by the rebel Sea Beggars and authorizing English at- tacks on Spanish treasure fleets . In ...
... English relations initially remained cordial . Relations started to sour , however , when Eliz- abeth began tolerating the use of English ports by the rebel Sea Beggars and authorizing English at- tacks on Spanish treasure fleets . In ...
Page 568
... English ports , from which they could raid Spanish - held towns on the Netherlands ' coast . In 1585 , in the wake of the duke of Parma's successes against the rebellions , she committed troops to help the rebels . Her decision was a ...
... English ports , from which they could raid Spanish - held towns on the Netherlands ' coast . In 1585 , in the wake of the duke of Parma's successes against the rebellions , she committed troops to help the rebels . Her decision was a ...
Page 616
... English , and the French joined the Spanish as colonial and commercial powers in the Americas . The Spanish colonial empire , in theory a trading system closed to outsiders , was in fact vulnerable to incursion by other European traders ...
... English , and the French joined the Spanish as colonial and commercial powers in the Americas . The Spanish colonial empire , in theory a trading system closed to outsiders , was in fact vulnerable to incursion by other European traders ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Africa allies American aristocratic army Austria Baltic Baltic Sea became began Bolsheviks Britain British Catholic central Charles church cities civil classes colonies communist court culture defeat democracy Descartes developed Dutch early economic elites empire England English Europe European fascism forces France French French Revolution Galileo German Greek Habsburg Hitler Holy Roman Empire human Hungary industrial Italian Italy king kingdom labor land leaders liberal living Louis Louis XIV major ment military modern monarchy movement Napoleon Nazi Nazism Netherlands nobles nomic Ottoman Ottoman Empire Paris Parliament party peace peasants Poland political production Protestant reform regime religious Republic Revolution revolutionary role Roman royal rule rulers Russia scientific seemed seventeenth century social socialist society Soviet Union Spain Spanish Spanish Netherlands Stalin territory throne tion trade traditional troops United University victory Weimar Republic West Western women workers