{"product_id":"9780631214496","title":"A History of North-Western Europe","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell History of the World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA History of North-Western Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobin Briggs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 18th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConcentrates solely on North-Western Europe, examines the crucial structural changes that shaped the modern world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of North-Western Europe\u003c\/i\u003e provides a broad account of the regions included in the modern states of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Great Britain. Offering a rigorous yet accessible analytical narrative of the centuries between the fall of the Roman Empire and the First World War, noted historian Robin Briggs examines the many forms of structural change that helped to create a distinctive North-Western European society. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized chronologically into fourteen substantial chapters, the text covers major events and eras such as the Protestant Reformation, the rise of the fiscal-military state, and the scientific and industrial revolutions that combined to undermine traditional authority structures and generate new understandings of the world. The author also offers insights into the origins and development of the urban and industrial society that ultimately transformed the globe. Topics include the Carolingian dynasty, the rule of feudal lords and popes, the bubonic plague, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Napoleonic wars, the Revolutions of 1848, the growth of nationalism and instability preceding the Great War, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStimulates readers to reflect in new ways on how the past is crucial to understanding the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines a coherent narrative with strong analyses of crucial developments at every stage of North-Western European history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the upheavals that shaped the social, religious, economic, and political landscape of the region\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how European naval, military, religious, and economic power was projected worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of North-Western Europe: From Late Antiquity to the First World War\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent textbook for undergraduate students in European History courses, as well as a valuable resource for general readers looking for a wide-ranging historical account of the countries of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBIN BRIGGS\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford. He is a specialist in French and European history, with numerous publications in the fields of social and religious history. Briggs is a Fellow of the British Academy and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eCommunities of Belief: Cultural and Social Tension in Early Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWitches and Neighbors: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 August 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631214496\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44348257271948,"sku":"9780631214496","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631214496.jpg?v=1780195236","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631214496","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}