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The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century

Author : Warren M. Billings
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807838829
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century written by Warren M. Billings and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its original publication in 1975, The Old Dominion in the Seventeenth Century has become an important teaching tool and research volume. Warren Billings brings together more than 200 period documents, organized topically, with each chapter introduced by an interpretive essay. Topics include the settlement of Jamestown, the evolution of government and the structure of society, forced labor, the economy, Indian-Anglo relations, and Bacon's Rebellion. This revised, expanded, and updated edition adds approximately 30 additional documents, extending the chronological reach to 1700. Freshly rethought chapter introductions and suggested readings incorporate the vast scholarship of the past 30 years. New illustrations of seventeenth-century artifacts and buildings enrich the texts with recent archaeological findings. With these enhancements, and a full index, students, scholars, and those interested in early Virginia will find these documents even more enlightening.

Global Crisis

Author : Geoffrey Parker
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300189192
Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Global Crisis written by Geoffrey Parker and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed historian demonstrates a link between climate change and social unrest across the globe during the mid-17th century. Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides, government collapses—the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were unprecedented in both frequency and severity. The effects of what historians call the "General Crisis" extended from England to Japan and from the Russian Empire to sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas. In this meticulously researched volume, historian Geoffrey Parker presents the firsthand testimony of men and women who experienced the many political, economic, and social crises that occurred between 1618 to the late 1680s. He also incorporates the scientific evidence of climate change during this period into the narrative, offering a strikingly new understanding of the General Crisis. Changes in weather patterns, especially longer winters and cooler and wetter summers, disrupted growing seasons and destroyed harvests. This in turn brought hunger, malnutrition, and disease; and as material conditions worsened, wars, rebellions, and revolutions rocked the world.

The Seventeenth Century Background

Author : Basil Willey
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331604504
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Seventeenth Century Background written by Basil Willey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Seventeenth Century Background: Studies in the Thought of the Age in Relation to Poetry and Religion First it may be well to enquire, not with Pilate 'what is Truth?' but what was felt to he 'truth' and 'explanation' under seventeenth century conditions. As T. E. Hulme and others have pointed out, it is almost insuperably difficult to become critically conscious Of one's own habitual assumptions; 'doctrines felt as facts' can only be seen to be doctrines, and not facts, after great efforts Of thought, and usually only with the aid of a first rate metaphysician. It is, however, less difficult to detect the assumptions of an age distant from our own, espe cially when these have been subject to criticism. At this distance Of time it should be possible, I think, to state fairly accurately what the seventeenth century felt as 'true', and what satisfied it as 'explanation'. In reading seventeenth century writers one feels that it was as 'ex planation' that they chieﬂy valued the 'new philosophy', and it is for this reason that I wish first to enquire, briefly, what is 'explanation'? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Age of Genius

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620403455
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Genius written by A. C. Grayling and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Genius explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics. Acclaimed philosopher and historian A.C. Grayling points to three primary factors that led to the rise of vernacular (popular) languages in philosophy, theology, science, and literature; the rise of the individual as a general and not merely an aristocratic type; and the invention and application of instruments and measurement in the study of the natural world. Grayling vividly reconstructs this unprecedented era and breathes new life into the major figures of the seventeenth century intelligentsia who span literature, music, science, art, and philosophy--Shakespeare, Monteverdi, Galileo, Rembrandt, Locke, Newton, Descartes, Vermeer, Hobbes, Milton, and Cervantes, among many more. During this century, a fundamentally new way of perceiving the world emerged as reason rose to prominence over tradition, and the rights of the individual took center stage in philosophy and politics, a paradigmatic shift that would define Western thought for centuries to come.

Seventeenth-Century America

Author : James Morton Smith
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807839817
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Seventeenth-Century America written by James Morton Smith and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this series of provocative essays, nine specialists in early American history examine some of the more important aspects of the seventeenth-century colonial experience, presenting an impressive sampling of modern historical research on such topics as colonists and Indians, people and society, church and state, and history and historians. Originally published 1959. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

London and the Seventeenth Century

Author : Margarette Lincoln
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300258828
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book London and the Seventeenth Century written by Margarette Lincoln and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then the Glorious Revolution: the seventeenth century was one of the most momentous times in the history of Britain, and Londoners took center stage. In this fascinating account, Margarette Lincoln charts the impact of national events on an ever-growing citizenry with its love of pageantry, spectacle, and enterprise. Lincoln looks at how religious, political, and financial tensions were fomented by commercial ambition, expansion, and hardship. In addition to events at court and parliament, she evokes the remarkable figures of the period, including Shakespeare, Bacon, Pepys, and Newton, and draws on diaries, letters, and wills to trace the untold stories of ordinary Londoners. Through their eyes, we see how the nation emerged from a turbulent century poised to become a great maritime power with London at its heart—the greatest city of its time.

Consumption and Gender in the Early Seventeenth-Century Household

Author : Jane Whittle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191623636
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Consumption and Gender in the Early Seventeenth-Century Household written by Jane Whittle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Alice Le Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk kept a continuous series of household accounts from 1610-1654. Jane Whittle and Elizabeth Griffiths have used the Le Stranges' rich archive to reconstruct the material aspects of family life. This involves looking not only at purchases, but also at home production and gifts; and not only at the luxurious, but at the everyday consumption of food and medical care. Consumption is viewed not just as a set of objects owned, but as a process involving household management, acquisition and appropriation, a process that created and reinforced social links with craftsmen, servants, labourers, and the local community. It is argued that the county gentry provide a missing link in histories of consumption: connecting the fashions of London and the royal court, with those of middling strata of rural England. Recent writing has focused upon the transformation of consumption patterns in the eighteenth century. Here the earlier context is illuminated and, instead of tradition and stability, we find constant change and innovation. Issues of gender permeate the study. Consumption is often viewed as a female activity and the book looks in detail at who managed the provisioning, purchases, and work within the household, how spending on sons and daughters differed, and whether men and women attached different cultural values to household goods. This single household's economy provides a window into some of most significant cultural and economic issues of early modern England: innovations in trade, retail and production, the basis of gentry power, social relations in the countryside, and the gendering of family life.

Seventeenth-century Roman Palaces

Author : Patricia Waddy
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Seventeenth-century Roman Palaces written by Patricia Waddy and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1990 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Buildings have lives in time," observes Patricia Waddy in this pioneering study of the relation between plan and use in the palaces of the Borghese, Barberini, and Chigi families.

The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century

Author : Maarten Prak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009240595
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century written by Maarten Prak and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Substantially revised second edition of the leading textbook on the Dutch Republic, including new chapters on language and literature, and slavery.

The Seventeenth Century

Author : Jenny Wormald
Publisher : Short Oxford History of the Br
ISBN 13 : 9780198731610
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book The Seventeenth Century written by Jenny Wormald and published by Short Oxford History of the Br. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in this volume, each written by a leading scholar of the period, analyse in turn the response to the Union of 1603, the religious controversies under the early Stuarts, the Civil War, Commonwealth, and Restoration periods, and the social and economic context within which thesedevelopments took place.

Sweden in the Seventeenth Century

Author : Paul Lockhart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350317373
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Sweden in the Seventeenth Century written by Paul Lockhart and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Sweden in the seventeenth century is perhaps one of the most remarkable political success stories of early modern Europe. Little more than a century after achieving independence from Denmark, Sweden - an impoverished and sparsely-populated state - had defeated all of its most fearsome enemies and was ranked amongst the great powers of Europe. In this book, which incorporates the latest research on the subject, Paul Douglas Lockhart: - Surveys the political, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural history of the country, from the beginnings of its career as an empire to its decline at the end of the seventeenth century - Examines the mechanisms that helped Sweden to achieve the status of a great power, and the reasons for its eventual downfall - Emphasises the interplay between social structure, constitutional development, and military necessity Clear and well-written, Lockhart's text is essential reading for all those with an interest in the fascinating history of early modern Sweden.

The New Oxford Book of Seventeenth-Century Verse

Author : Alastair Fowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199556296
Total Pages : 831 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The New Oxford Book of Seventeenth-Century Verse written by Alastair Fowler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alistair Fowler's celebrated anthology includes generous selections from the work of all the century's major poets, notably Donne, Jonson, Milton, Drayton, Herbert, Marvell, and Dryden. It strikes a balance between Metaphysical wit and intellect and Jonsonian simplicity, while also accommodating hitherto neglected popular verse. The result is a truer, more Catholic representation of seventeenth-century verse than any previous anthology.

The Seventeenth-Century Sheriff

Author : Cyrus H. Karraker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781469644646
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The Seventeenth-Century Sheriff written by Cyrus H. Karraker and published by . This book was released on 2018-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, the author discusses the influence of the seventeenth-century sheriff of England on the local political institutions of the American colonies he has chosen for study, with particular attention to Virginia and Maryland. He has used resources both in this country and in England for his material and has included documents to illustrate points made in his discussion. Originally published in 1930. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

The Seventeenth Century

Author : Graham Parry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131787109X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book The Seventeenth Century written by Graham Parry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventeenth century was a period of immense turmoil. This book explores the methods by which a distinctive iconography was created for each Stuart king, describes the cultural life of the Civil War period and the Cromwellian Protectorate, and analyses the impact of the antiquarian movement which constructed a new sense of national identity. Through this detailed and fascinating discussion of seventeenth-century society, Graham Parry provides a clear insight into the many forces operating on the literature of the period.

The New England Merchants In The Seventeenth Century

Author : Bernard Bailyn
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447489144
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book The New England Merchants In The Seventeenth Century written by Bernard Bailyn and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In detail Bailyn here presents the struggle of the merchants to achieve full social recognition as their successes in trade and in such industries as fishing and lumbering offered them avenues to power. Surveying the rise of merchant families, he offers a look in depth of the emergence of a new social group whose interests and changing social position powerfully affected the developing character of American society.

The Chesapeake in the Seventeenth Century

Author : Thad W. Tate
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393009569
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Chesapeake in the Seventeenth Century written by Thad W. Tate and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1979 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeenth-century Chesapeake involved the area of the colonies of Virginia and Maryland.

The Worlds of the Seventeenth-Century Hudson Valley

Author : Jaap Jacobs
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438450990
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book The Worlds of the Seventeenth-Century Hudson Valley written by Jaap Jacobs and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays by eleven prominent scholars provide the latest insights into the seventeenth-century history of the Hudson Valley and its environs. This book provides an in-depth introduction to the issues involved in the expansion of European interests to the Hudson River Valley, the cultural interaction that took place there, and the colonization of the region. Written in accessible language by leading scholars, these essays incorporate the latest historical insights as they explore the new world in which American Indians and Europeans interacted, the settlement of the Dutch colony that ensued from the exploration of the Hudson River, and the development of imperial and other networks which came to incorporate the Hudson Valley. Jaap Jacobs is Honorary Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and the author of many books, including The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in Seventeenth-Century America. L. H. Roper is Professor of History at the State University of New York at New Paltz. His books include The English Empire in America, 1602–1658: Beyond Jamestown.