Politics and Culture in North-Western Europe 1650-1720
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Series Editors: Tony Claydon, University of Wales, Bangor, UK ,
Hugh Dunthorne, University of Wales Swansea, UK, Charles-Edouard
Levillain, Université de Lille 2, France, Esther Mijers, University
of Reading, UK and David Onnekink, Universiteit Utrecht, The
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Focusing on the years between the end of the Thirty Years' War
and the end of the War of Spanish Succession, this new monograph
series seeks to broaden scholarly knowledge of this crucial period
that witnessed the solidification of Europe into centralised nation
states and created a recognisably modern political map. Bridging
the gap between the early modern period of the Reformation and the
eighteenth century of colonial expansion and industrial revolution,
these years provide a fascinating era of study in which
nationalism, political dogma, economic advantage, scientific
development, cultural interests and strategic concerns began to
overtake religion as the driving force of European relations and
national foreign policies.
The period under investigation, c.1650–1720, corresponds with
the decline of Spanish power and the rise of French hegemony that
was only to be finally broken following the defeat of Napoleon in
1815. This shifting political power base presented opportunities
and dangers for many countries, resulting in numerous alliances
between formerly hostile nations attempting to consolidate or
increase their international influence, or restrain that of a
rival. Three of the most influential nations at this time, France,
Great Britain and The Netherlands, were all, at some stage during
this period, either at war or in alliance with one another.
Despite this being a formative period in the formation of the
European landscape, there has been remarkably little joined-up
research that studies events from an international, rather than
national perspective. By providing a forum that encourages scholars
to engage with the subject of politics, diplomacy, war and
international relations on a broad European basis, it is hoped that
a greater understanding of this pivotal era will be
forthcoming.
Series Advisory Board:
Julian Hoppit, University College London, UK
David W. Hayton, Queen University, Belfast, UK
Allan I. Macinnes, University of Aberdeen, UK
Jane Ohlmeyer, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Jonathan I. Israel, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton,
USA
David Armitage, Harvard University, USA
Dr Simon Groenveld, Universiteit van Leiden, The Netherlands
Hans Blom, Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Heinz Duchhardt, Institut für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz,
Germany
Olivier Chaline, Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), France
Lucien Bely, Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), France
Jan Glete, Stockholms Universitet, Sweden
René Vermeir, Universiteit van Gent, Belgium