The cambridge ancient history newcastle university. Volume 4, the decline of spain and the thirty years war, 16094849 j. Singleauthor accounts, usually focused on the careers of such consequential writers as sidney, spenser, shakespeare, donne, jonson and milton, have been rendered masterfully in other literary histories of the period, where. A social and economic history of the ussr in world war ii 1991.
The new cambridge modern history has been described as a comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the world from 1493 to 1945. The first book examines structures, spaces, and processes within which and through which the modern world was created, including the environment, energy, technology, population, disease, law. Dec 08, 2005 the new cambridge medieval history is complete. The cambridge modern history is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century age of discovery, published by the cambridge university press in england and also in the united states the first series, planned by lord acton and edited by him with stanley mordaunt leathes, sir adolphus william ward and g. Modern history transformed year 11 print and digital. Synopsis the first volume of the new cambridge medieval history covers the transitional period between the later roman world and the early middle ages, c. The text of this volume first published 1997 in the oxford illustrated history of modern war.
Read or download the cambridge history of science, volume 3. Hinsley, fellow of st johns college and lecturer in history in the university of cambridge. The great european conflict which gives its name to the present volume of our history had a complicated origin, an unprecedented range, and farreaching consequences. Army center of military history, 2010 created initially as a reserve officers training corps textbook, this second volume in a twovolume overview of the armys story. The story of the age of discovery naturally merges in that of the new world, the principal fruit of the strenuous labours to which that age owes its name. Pdf cambridge, the cambridge world history of slavery. Material progress and worldwide problems 187098 by f. Revised for volume 5 the cambridge history of science p. Nov 27, 2016 new lands, new seas, new worlds alii mundi, even new constellations, have been dragged from secular darkness into the light of day. We shall discuss in the next chapter the nature and consequences of this discovery.
Professional reading list us army center of military history. The entire project will include nine volumes end page 886 and extend the story from the beginnings until the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with two. The cambridge histories often include hefty articles on religion, but this is the first time cambridge university press has launched a series devoted solely to the history of christianity. Making the connection between history and its relevance to the lives of todays students, modern history transformed is written specifically for the new stage 6 modern history syllabus to help students develop the key historical thinking and writing skills required for success in their year 11 and year 12 studies and beyond. Read or download the cambridge history of science, volume. The history was later followed by similar multivolume works for the earlier ages. The cambridge economic history of modern europe volume 1.
For a fourpage addendum on naval operations see volume xiii, emil daniels. The ninth volume of the the new cambridge modern history begins with the outbreak of war on the execution of louis xvi, bridges the watershed of 1815 and closes, for the most part, with the avoidance of war on the abdication of charles x. The cambridge world history volume 7, production, destruction and connection, 1750present, part 1, structures, spaces, and boundary making edited by j. Modernity, a topic in the humanities and social sciences, is both a historical period the modern era, as well as the ensemble of particular sociocultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the wake of the renaissancein the age of reason of 17thcentury thought and the 18thcentury enlightenment. Volume 4 roughly covers the years from 1550 to 1800, a short but surprisingly eventful period in. Project muse the cambridge history of christianity.
Professor hay examines some of the changes in renaissance scholarship since the first publication of this volume in 1957. Bowman student of christ church, oxford peter garnsey professor of the history of classical antiquity in the university of cambridge and fellow of jesus college dominic rathbone reader in ancient history, kings college london. It was published by cambridge university press in fourteen volumes between the 1950s and the 1970s. Pdf on jan 25, 2014, michael zeuske and others published cambridge, the cambridge world history of slavery. Volume 7 of the cambridge world history, divided into two books, offers a variety of angles of vision on the increasingly interconnected history of humankind. Contributors to the chapters include such prominent historians as david thomson, the late sir robert ensor, d.
In the first volume of his highly anticipated liberation trilogy series, atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the allied powers. The new cambridge modern history replaced the original cambridge modern history in an entirely new project with all new editors and contributors. Since 1750, the world has become ever more connected, with processes of production and destruction no longer limited by land or waterbased modes of transport and communication. This is the fourth of six volumes designed to explore the history of japan from prehistoric to modern times. This volume in the highly respected cambridge history of science series is devoted to the history of science, medicine and mathematics of the old world in antiquity. Cambridge history of early modern english literature. The work will undoubtedly command the attention of students for many years to come as an essential authority. Paul fouracre has provided a worthy addition to this prestigious series. The cambridge modern history is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with. This is the last volume in the series but only the fourth to be published. It included a wide range of new scholarship on traditional themes as well as more coverage of science, technology, political ideas, the arts. Prothero, was launched in 1902 and totalled fourteen. Written for the new modern history syllabus, this series helps to.
The modern physical and mathematical sciences edited by mary jo nye isbn 0521572436 v. The religion and mythology of the greeks the cambridge ancient history, rev. Wat, professor of history, university college of north wales, bangor changing views of history page. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Glotz shared out the work among authors volume by volume rather than chapter by chapter.
Scope of this volume 12 some characteristics of the century 24 modernorcontemporary 4 a new kind of world 5 advances in science and technology 56 effects of two world wars 68 one world 9. Organized by topic and culture, its essays by distinguished scholars offer the most comprehensive and uptodate history of ancient science currently available. The cambridge economic history of modern europe volume 1 17001870 edited by stephen broadberry and \ kevin h. Cooper cup archive, dec 20, 1979 history 856 pages. The new cambridge history of early modern english literature is also unusual in providing no chapters on single authors. The cambridge ancient history second edition volume xi the high empire, a. A new view of modern world history by peter gran syracuse university press, 1996. The cambridge modern history is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century age of discovery, published by the cambridge university press in england and also in the united states. Early modern science the cambridge history of science link read online download jump to content. Modern history professes to deal with mankind in a period when they had reached the stage of civilisation which is in its broad outlines familiar to us, during the period in which the problems that still occupy us came into conscious recognition, and were dealt with in ways intelligible to us as resembling our own. This would appear to make the year after the eighth count fifteen but the final incomplete year must be added and. Among the landmarks which divide the middle ages from modern times the most conspicuous is the discovery of america by the genoese captain cristoforo colombo in 1492. Some commentators consider the era of modernity to have ended by 1930, with. The new cambridge modern history cambridge university press.
The history, in the wider sense, of the new world begins in the remotest ages. University and brigadier ta at headquarters land command. The oxford history of modern war charles townshend editor oxford university press. Successive chapters examine the social and economic structure of a continent about to establish trade and colonies in the new world, the intellectual and. John barberis senior lecturer in history at kings college, cambridge university and the author of soviet historians in crisis, 192832 1981, and, with mark harrison, the soviet home front, 19411945. This volume of the cambridge history of the english language covers the period 14761776, beginning at the time of the establishment of caxtons first press in england and concluding with the american declaration of independence, the notional birth of the first noninsular extraterritorial english. The cambridge modern historyvolume ichapter i wikisource. Early modern science the cambridge history of science link read online download. The text of this volume first published 1997 in the oxford illustrated history of modern war first issued as the oxford history of modern. This was an era of developing consciousness and profound change in europe, byzantium and the.