Great events from history : the 18th century, 1701-1800 / editor John Powell.
TITLE:
Great events from history : the 18th century, 1701-1800 / editor John Powell.
Alternate Title:
18th century, 1701-1800
Eighteenth century, 1701-1800
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press,
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps.
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Summary:
In The 18th Century, the essays cover the world's most important events and developments - from 1701 through 1800 - in the century that witnessed the world's transition to a modern industrial and scientific society. Events covered include the obligatory geopolitical events of the era - from the War of the Spanish Succession through the American and French Revolutions, from the collapse of the South Sea Bubble to the rise of Napoleon. Also, however, the essays address key social and cultural developments in daily life: the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade; the ""Enlightenment"" in Europe; the excavation of Pompeii; the beginnings of the abolitionist movement in North America; the seeds of the woman suffrage movement; and the opening of Japan to foreign commerce and publications.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781587652790
General Note:
Some of the essays in this work originally appeared in other Salem Press publications.
