The World from 1450 to 1700

✍ Scribed by John E. Wills Jr.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 193
• Series: The New Oxford World History
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In The World from 1450 to 1700, historian John Wills takes a fresh look at one of the most fascinating and tumultuous periods in world history. Assuming a global perspective, rather than the traditional Eurocentric view, Wills traces the interwoven changes that led from the world of Columbus, Luther, and the Mughal emperor Babur to the world of Locke, Louis XIV, and the Kangxi emperor. The book's multi-centered approach explores historical events not in isolation but rather in a dynamic nexus of connections ranging from the Italian Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation to the Sikh, Hindu, and Confucian revivals; from the transformation of Japan in 1600 to the forced migrations of millions of African slaves; from the English Civil War and expanding Qing and Muscovite empires in Asia to new forms of scientific knowledge and parliamentary democracy in Europe. It is an interlocking world of change and movement, innovation and conquest, and Wills marshals his extraordinary narrative skill and breadth of learning to bring this period vibrantly to life.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Editors’ Preface......Page 12
Prologue. Texas and the World......Page 16
CHAPTER 1 Islam and a Wider World, 1450–1490......Page 22
CHAPTER 2 Columbian Exchanges, 1490–1530......Page 41
CHAPTER 3 Old Ways Made New, 1530–1570......Page 64
CHAPTER 4 New Shapes of Power, 1570–1610......Page 87
CHAPTER 5 Settlers and Diasporas, 1610–1640......Page 111
CHAPTER 6 Time of Troubles, 1640–1670......Page 134
CHAPTER 7 Toward an Early Modern World, 1670–1700......Page 155
Chronology......Page 170
Notes......Page 172
Further Reading......Page 175
Web Sites......Page 179
Acknowledgments......Page 181
B......Page 183
D......Page 184
H......Page 185
K......Page 186
N......Page 187
R......Page 188
S......Page 189
W......Page 190
Z......Page 191