Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Maps

Introduction
1. Exploiting Nature: The Early Modern Environment
2. Exploiting People: The Human Environment

Interlude: Population Problems

3. State-building with Gunpowder and Gunpower

Interlude: Various Power Centers

4. Commerce Without Conscience: Early Modern Economics
5. Dollars and Violence

Interlude: Economic Obstinance
6. Criticism and Conformity: Early Modern Minds
7. European Ideas: Early Modern Minds

Interlude: New Types of Knowledge

8. Technology in a Maritime Age

Epilogue

Promotional Information

Part of Bloomsbury's The Making of the Modern World series, this innovative textbook offers a thematic introduction to the early modern world that prioritises human perspectives and experiences.

About the Author

John C. Corbally is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. Following a B.A. in European History and an M.A. in World History from San Francisco State University, Dr Corbally completed a PhD at UC Davis within four years. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.

Casey J. Sullivan is a lecturer in History at the University of California Davis, USA.

Reviews

The Early Modern World, 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity is a really good example of history writing that is fundamentally environmental in its approach, but does not simply see human history as determined by demography.
*James Livesey, Vice President: Research and Innovation, NUI Galway, Ireland*

An engaging look at yesterday from today's point of view. Teachers will be delighted.
*Brendan Dooley, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University College Cork, Ireland*