The world from 1450 to 1700

✍ Scribed by John E. Wills

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 192
• Series: 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

Frontmatter
Editor's Preface (page xi)
Prologue. Texas and the World (page 1)
Chapter 1 Islam and a Wider World, 1450-1490 (page 7)
Chapter 2 Columbian Exchanges, 1490-1530 (page 26)
Chapter 3 Old Ways Made New, 1530-1570 (page 49)
Chapter 4 New Shapes of Power, 1570-1610 (page 72)
Chapter 5 Settlers and Diasporas, 1610-1640 (page 96)
Chapter 6 Time of Troubles, 1640-1670 (page 119)
Chapter 7 Toward an Early Modern World, 1670-1700 (page 140)
Chronology (page 155)
Notes (page 157)
Further Reading (page 160)
Web Sites (page 164)
Acknowledgments (page 166)
Index (page 168)