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Europe Divided 1559-1598 by J.H. Elliott – Vintage Hardcover 1968

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Written by: John H. Elliot

Published by: Harper & Row

Printing Date:  1968

Hardcover

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Europe Divided 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.

The 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.

Throughout 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.

 

Written by: John H. Elliot

Published by: Harper & Row

Printing Date:  1968

Hardcover

 

Condition:

In Fair to Good Condition, due to missing the Dust Jacket. Outside front and back cover have light wear, mostly around corners and edges. Inside is very good with clean and crisp pages that have no markings. A great reading copy.

 

A-2803

 

 

Weight 28 oz
Dimensions 12 × 9 × 3 in
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