{"product_id":"europe-divided-1559-1598-hardback-9780631217794","title":"Europe Divided; 1559 - 1598 (Hardback) 9780631217794","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEurope Divided\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e1559 - 1598\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn H. Elliott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631217794, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 March 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.608 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEurope Divided\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to a complex age of movement and conflict. Professor Elliott's strong narrative takes account of political, economic and social developments and provides vivid portraits of the leading personalities of the era.  \u003cp\u003eThe book examines the hard lines of division in late sixteenth-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich, expanding economy of the West and the harsh poverty of the agrarian East. It was the period that saw the birth of the Dutch Republic; the defeat of the Spanish Armada; the western repulse of the Ottoman Empire; the revival of the papacy and an authoritarian Calvinism. It was also an era of strong political personalities, of Philip II and a powerful Habsburg Spain, of Queen Elizabeth and Catherine de Medici, of Henry IV and Montaigne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the text, Professor Elliott has been concerned to reveal the complex interaction of events in different parts of the continent, rather than examining regions in isolation. The book therefore conveys the feeling of contemporaries of the era - that they were involved in a great European drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Europe of Cateau-Cambresis:\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e1. The International Scene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The European Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Problem of the State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: 1559-1572:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Protestantism and Revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Catholicism and Repression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The War with Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: 1572-1585:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Crisis in the North: 1572.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. A Middle Way?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Growth of Spanish Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: 1585-1598:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The International Conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Discomfiture of Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Divided Continent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenealogical Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52405552120088,"sku":"9780631217794","price":102.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631217794.jpg?v=1784136513","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/europe-divided-1559-1598-hardback-9780631217794","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}