The world from 1450 to 1700
By: John E. Wills Jr
Series: The new Oxford world history; New Oxford world history
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780199713806
Subjects: Europe; Geography; Modern History; HISTORY; General; Modern; History
Description: "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. Wills encourages his readers to acknowledge the special features of the European experience and achievement without presenting Europe as essentially the only source of the modern"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Texas and the world; title: Islam and a wider world, 1450-1490; title: Columbian exchanges, 1490-1530; title: Old ways made new, 1530-1570; title: New shapes of power, 1570-1610; title: Settlers and diasporas, 1610-1640; title: Time of troubles, 1640-1670; title: Toward an early modern world, 1670-1700.