New Cambridge Modern History, Volume 7: The Old Regime, 1713–1763

Author: [UK] Lindsey, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Cambridge Modern History includes: the growth of overseas trade and the development of European manufacturing; social classes and the foundation of the state; visual arts and imaginative literature; the Enlightenment; religion; monarchy and administrative institutions; armed forces and the art of war; international relations; the decline of the divine right monarchy of France; Great Britain; the Western Mediterranean region and Italy; the formation and rise of Prussia; Russia; Scandinavia and the Baltic coast countries; Poland under the rule of the Saxon kings; the Habsburg territories; the War of the Austrian Succession; major diplomatic changes; the Seven Years' War; the development of colonial societies in the Americas; competition in the Americas; the struggle in East India; economic relations in Africa and the Far East, etc.