1616
Subtitle: the world in motion
By: Thomas Christensen
Publisher: Counterpoint; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781582437743; 9781619020672
Subjects: History; World politics; Modern History; Influence; Women authors; Globalization; Modern Civilization; Discoveries in science; Women
Other titles: Sixteen sixteen :; World  in motion
Description: Thomas Christensen illuminates the extravagant age of the early 17th century by focusing on a single riotous year. Woven with color images and artwork from the period, "1616" tells the surprising tales of the men and women who set the world on its tumultuous course toward modernity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.