The European World 1500–1800

A fully updated fourth edition written by a team of specialists. Enabling students to place early modern Europe within a global context and to see how Europe interacted with the broader early modern world through the exchange of ideas and goods. New chapters on Environment and Food and Drink Cultures which provides students and lecturers with a narrative history and new examples in these fields at an introductory level. The companion website now includes a primary source resource section with links and extracts from primary source material for lecturers to use in their seminars and students to use in their essays and an interactive map which pin points the key information about early modern cities, battles and trade routes, enabling students to engage with the early modern period in a variety of ways. This fourth edition has been updated to include further information for students on key early modern terms, that they may not have come across before, and additional coverage of topics such as Eastern Europe, the English Civil War, the French Revolution and Jewish life. Ensuring students can obtain a full introduction to early modern European history, supporting their first year overview courses as well as more specialised classes as they continue their studies.