Professor Jeremy Black: 3 books
by Professor Jeremy Black, Jeremy Black
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Europe and the World, 1650-1830 is an important thematic study of the first age of globalisation. It surveys the interaction of Europe, Europe's growing colonies and other major global powers, such as the Ottoman Empire, China, India and Japan. Focusing on Europe's impact on the world, Jeremy Black analyses European attitudes, exploration, trade and acquisition of knowledge.
From Louis XIV to Napoleon
The Fate of a Great Power
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Much of the period 1661-1815 appeared to be the age of France. France was the greatest power in Western Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and Louis XIV and Napoleon seemed to dominate their periods.
yet when Louis XIV died in 1715, and again after Napoleon's attempt to resume...
America Or Europe?
British Foreign Policy, 1739-63
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
Why did Britain's position dramatically improve between 1739 and 1763? In this study, the author examines a pivotal period in Britain's rise to power status that culminated in the defeat of France in the struggle for North America in the Seven Years' War. The central themes in this book are the choices...