Events That Formed the Modern World: From the European Renaissance through the War on Terror [5 volumes]
byFrank W. Thackerayeditor
John E. Findlingeditor
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Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling. Events That Formed the Modern World: From the European Renaissance through the War on Terror [5 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2012. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/A3543E.
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Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling. Events That Formed the Modern World: From the European Renaissance through the War on Terror [5 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2012. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/A3543E
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Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling. (2012). Events That Formed the Modern World: From the European Renaissance through the War on Terror [5 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/A3543E
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This comprehensive five-volume set contains readable essays that describe and interpret the most important global events since the European Renaissance, some accompanied by related document excerpts and primary source materials.
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"This set takes an interesting approach to investigating such a broad and wide-ranging topic. This is clearly a credible and practical reference tool." - Booklist Online
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Events That Formed the Modern World: From the European Renaissance through the War on Terror [5 volumes]
Author(s): Frank W. Thackeray and John E. FindlingContributors: Thackeray, Frank; Findling, John;Abstract:This comprehensive five-volume set contains readable essays that describe and interpret the most important global events since the European Renaissance, some accompanied by related document excerpts and primary source materials.
Editor(s): Thackeray, Frank; Findling, John;SortTitle: events that formed the modern world: from the european renaissance through the war on terror [5 volumes]Author Info:Frank W. ThackerayeditorJohn E. FindlingeditoreISBN-13: 9781598849028Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781598849028.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781598849011Entry Code: A3543EImprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 1912Publication Date: 20120531Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3 4
- Cover Cover11
- Volume 1 iii4
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright Page iv5
- Table of Contents v6
- Acknowledgments ix10
- Preface xi12
- 1. The Reconquista, C. 711-1492 114
- Introduction 114
- Interpretive Essay by Pamela Beattie 417
- Abd al-Rahman III (c. 889-961) 1528
- Alfonso XI, King of Castile (1312-1350) 1730
- Almoravids 1730
- El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar) (1043-1099) 1932
- Ferdin and V, King of Aragon (1452-1516) 2134
- Granada, Siege of (1491-1492) 2336
- Isabella I, Queen of Castile (1451-1504) 2437
- James I, King of Aragon (1208-1276) 2538
- Document: "A Letter to an Old Crusader" (Twelfth Century) 2639
- 2. The Renaissance, c. 1300-1630 2942
- 3. The Hundred Years' War, 1337-1453 5972
- Introduction 5972
- Interpretive Essay by Daniel Webster Hollis III 6275
- Battle of the Herrings (1429) 7285
- Combat of the Thirty (1351) 7386
- Flanders 7487
- French Civil War (Fifteenth Century) 7689
- Great Company 7992
- Bertrand du Guesclin (c. 1320-1380) 8093
- Pâtis 8194
- Document: Excerpts from The Chronicles of Jean Froissart (c. 1388) 8295
- 4. The Black Death, 1347-1351 8598
- 5. The Ming Dynasty Comes to Power, 1368-1431 113126
- Introduction 113126
- Interpretive Essay by Lung-kee Sun 116129
- Hongwu Emperor (1328-1398) 127140
- Kublai Khan (1215-1294) 128141
- Ming Dynasty 131144
- Mongol Conquest of China (Thirteenth Century) 132145
- Voyages of Zheng He (Fifteenth Century) 134147
- Yongle Emperor (1360-1424) 137150
- Document: Excerpts from Marco Polo's Account of His Travels (c. 1300) 139152
- 6. The Age of European Expansion Begins, c. 1450-C. 1525 143156
- 7. The Development of Movable Type, C. 1450 169182
- 8. The Fall of Constantinople, 1453 195208
- Introduction 195208
- Interpretive Essay by John K. Cox 198211
- Battle of Manzikert (1071) 208221
- Constantine XI Palaeologus (1405-1453) 211224
- Mehmet II (1432-1481) 213226
- Michael VIII Palaeologus (c. 1224-1282) 215228
- Seljuk Turks 217230
- Siege of Nicopolis (1396) 218231
- Vlad III, the Impaler (1431-1476) 220233
- 9. The Conquest of The New World, 1492-c. 1550 223236
- Introduction 223236
- Interpretive Essay by Clifford L. Staten 226239
- Atahualpa (c. 1500-1533) 234247
- Battle of Cajamarca (1532) 236249
- La Malinche (c. 1501-c. 1530/1552) 238251
- Siege of Tenochtitlán (1521) 240253
- Document: Bernal Díaz del Castillo's Description of Tenochtitlán from His the True History of the Conquest of New Spain (1568) 242255
- Document: A Description of Inca Fashions: Garcilaso de la Vega's Comentarios Reales de los Incas (1609) 244257
- 10. The Protestant Reformation, C. 1517-1648 247260
- 11. The Catholic, or Counter-, Reformation, 1534-1563 275288
- Introduction 275288
- Interpretive Essay by Stephanie Seery-Murphy 279292
- Julius III, Pope (1487-1555) 289302
- Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) 290303
- Paul III, Pope (1468-1549) 292305
- Society of Jesus (Jesuits) 294307
- Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) 296309
- Document: Pope Paul III's Encyclical against Exploitation of the Indians (1537) 298311
- Document: Decrees of the Council of Trent 299312
- 12. The Spanish Armada, 1588 303316
- Introduction 303316
- Interpretive Essay by Connie S. Evans 307320
- Battle of Gravelines (1588) 315328
- Cádiz Raid (1587) 317330
- Dutch Revolt (1566-1648) 317330
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603) 319332
- Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545-1592) 321334
- Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624) 322335
- Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598) 323336
- Document: Queen Elizabeth I's Speech to Her Army at Tilbury Camp (1588) 325338
- Document: Reports of the Destruction of Spanish Vessels Along the Irish Coast (1588) 326339
- Appendix A: Glossary of Terms and People 329342
- Appendix B: Timeline 333346
- Appendix C: Ruling Houses and Dynasties 337350
- About the Editors and Contributors 341354
- Index 343356
- Volume 2 iii372
- Title Page iii372
- Copyright Page iv373
- Table of Contents v374
- 1. The End of the Mediterranean's Dominance, 1571-1669 1378
- 2. The Time of Troubles, 1598-1618 29406
- Introduction 29406
- Interpretive Essay by John T. Alexander 32409
- Dmitry III, Tsar of Russia (d. 1606) 42419
- Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1552-1605) 43420
- Ivan III, Grand Prince of Muscovy (1440-1505) 45422
- Ivan IV, "the Terrible," Tsar of Russia (1530-1584) 47424
- Michael Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1596-1645) 49426
- Vasily III, Grand Prince of Muscovy (1479-1533) 51428
- Vasily IV, Tsar of Russia (1552-c. 1612) 52429
- 3. England Enters Asia, 1599-1698 55432
- Introduction 55432
- Interpretive Essay by John McLeod 58435
- Amangkurat I, Sultan of Mataram (d. 1677) 67444
- Amboina Massacre (1623) 68445
- William Baffin (c. 1584-1622) 69446
- British East India Company 70447
- Sir Francis Drake (c. 1541-1596) 73450
- Dutch East India Company 75452
- French East India Company 77454
- 4. The Establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, 1603 81458
- 5. The Founding of Jamestown, 1607 107484
- 6. The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 133510
- Introduction 133510
- Interpretive Essay by Garrett L. McAinsh 136513
- Battle of White Mountain (1620) 146523
- Christian IV, King of Denmark (1577-1648) 146523
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578-1637) 149526
- Frederick V, King of Bohemia (1596-1632) 151528
- Gustavus II Adolfus, King of Sweden (1594-1632) 153530
- Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634) 156533
- 7. Louis XIV and the Grand Monarchy, 1643-1715 159536
- Introduction 159536
- Interpretive Essay by Andrew P. Trout 162539
- Anne of Austria, Queen of France (1601-1666) 172549
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) 174551
- Fronde (1648-1653) 177554
- Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) 177554
- Versailles 179556
- Document: Louis XIV's Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) 182559
- 8. The Manchu Conquest, 1644 185562
- 9. The Scientific Revolution, C. 1650 209586