• 1. Introduction 2. The Sources 3. The Structure of Society 4. Economic Life 5. Government and Administration 6. Monarchs and Despots: Tensions within the State 7. Armies and Navies 8. Diplomacy and International Relations 9. The Expansion of Russia; Poland, the Baltic and the Near East 10. The German States and the Rise of Prussia 11. Spain, Italy and the Mediterranean 12. The Anglo-French Struggle for Empire 13. Europe and the Outside World 14. Education and Cultural Life 15. The Enlightenment and its Competitors 16. Religion and the Churches 17. Conclusion

'Much the best English textbook in the field'  History

• 1. Introduction 2. The Sources 3. The Structure of Society 4. Economic Life 5. Government and Administration 6. Monarchs and Despots: Tensions within the State 7. Armies and Navies 8. Diplomacy and International Relations 9. The Expansion of Russia; Poland, the Baltic and the Near East 10. The German States and the Rise of Prussia 11. Spain, Italy and the Mediterranean 12. The Anglo-French Struggle for Empire 13. Europe and the Outside World 14. Education and Cultural Life 15. The Enlightenment and its Competitors 16. Religion and the Churches 17. Conclusion

'Much the best English textbook in the field'  History

• 1. Introduction 2. The Sources 3. The Structure of Society 4. Economic Life 5. Government and Administration 6. Monarchs and Despots: Tensions within the State 7. Armies and Navies 8. Diplomacy and International Relations 9. The Expansion of Russia; Poland, the Baltic and the Near East 10. The German States and the Rise of Prussia 11. Spain, Italy and the Mediterranean 12. The Anglo-French Struggle for Empire 13. Europe and the Outside World 14. Education and Cultural Life 15. The Enlightenment and its Competitors 16. Religion and the Churches 17. Conclusion

'Much the best English textbook in the field'  History