Table of Contents

1. Introductory summary J. O. Lindsay; 2. The growth of overseas commerce and European manufacture Charles Wilson; 3. The social classes and the foundations of the States J. O. Lindsay; 4. The visual arts and imaginative literature Sir Albert Richardson; 5. The Enlightenment A. Cobban; 6. Religion R. W. Greaves; 7. Monarchy and administration J. O. Lindsay and W. R. Brock; 8. The armed forces and the art of war Eric Robson; 9. International relations J. O. Lindsay; 10. The decline of Divine-Right monarchy in France A. Cobban; 11. England W. R. Brock; 12. The western Mediterranean and Italy J. O. Lindsay; 13. The organisation and rise of Prussia W. H. Bruford; 14. Russia Ian Young; 15. Scandinavia and the Baltic M. Hatton; 16. Poland under the Saxon kings L. R. Lewitter; 17. The Habsburg dominions C. A. Macartney; 18. The War of the Austrian Succession M. A. Thomson; 19. The diplomatic revolution D. B. Horn; 20. The Seven Years War Eric Robson; 21. The development of the American communities: (1) Latin America J. H. Parry; (2) North America Frank Thistlethwaite; 22. Rivalries in America: (1) The Caribbean J. H. Parry; (2) North America Frank Thistlethwaite; 23. Rivalries in India C. C. Davies; 24. Economic Relations in Africa and the Far East: (1) Africa J. Gallagher; (2) Asia Victor Purcell.

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This volume surveys the political, military and diplomatic history of a period of changing alliances and limited and gentlemanly but frequent wars.