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A Brief History of the Western World

by: Greer, Thomas H.; Lewis, Gavin

A Brief History of the Western World

by: Greer, Thomas H.; Lewis, Gavin

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9780155075016
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Copyright: 06/01/2001
Publisher: Thomson Learning
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Summary

Contains chapters 7-15 of the comprehensive text.

Preface

PART THREE The Coming of Modern Times: 1300-1650

317

(128)

The Transformation and Expansion of Europe

320

(51)

Overview

320

(1)

Dissolution of the Medieval Synthesis

321

(8)

The Clamitous Fourteenth Century

322

(3)

Eastern Europe: Western Colonists, Asian Invaders

325

(4)

The New Economy

329

(6)

The Birth of Modern Capitalism

330

(1)

Innovations in Business Organization

330

(1)

The Rise of Banking and Bankers

331

(2)

The Impact on Social Structure and Values

333

(2)

The New Technology

335

(4)

The New Politics

339

(15)

Absolutism in Practice: Italy

341

(3)

The Theory of Absolutism: Machiavelli

344

(3)

Building the National Monarchies: France and England

347

(5)

The Eclipse of the Universal Empire: Germany

352

(2)

The New Geography

354

(17)

The Impulse to Overseas Expansion

354

(3)

The Voyages of European Discovery: The New World

357

(4)

The Colonial Empires

361

(4)

Oversea Consequences of Europe's Expansion

365

(3)

Consequences for Europe

368

(3)

The Renaissance: Upsurge of Humanism

371

(34)

Overview

371

(2)

The Renaissance View of Human Nature

373

(10)

The Revival of Interest in the Classical World

373

(1)

The New Scholarship: Petrarch, Boccaccio

374

(2)

Humanistic Education and the ``Gentleman''

376

(2)

Philosophy: The Appeal of Platonism

378

(1)

The Critical Spirit and the Beginnings of Empiricism

379

(1)

Christian Humanism: Erasmus

380

(3)

The Revolution in Art

383

(15)

The Pioneer of Naturalism: Giotto

383

(2)

New Artistic Techniques: Brunelleschi, van Eyck

385

(4)

The Liberation of Sculpture: Donatello

389

(3)

Art Triumphs over Nature: Botticelli, Leonardo

392

(3)

The Artistic Climax: Michelangelo

395

(3)

Literature and Drama

398

(7)

The Libertarian Humorist: Rabelais

398

(1)

The Skeptical Essayist: Montaigne

399

(2)

The Master Dramatist: Shakespeare

401

(4)

The Reformation: Division and Reform in the Church

405

(40)

Overview

405

(2)

Background of the Reformation

407

(6)

Decay of the Church

407

(2)

The Awakening Reform Spirit: Wiclif, Hus

409

(3)

The Influence of Political and Social Forces

412

(1)

The Revolt of Luther: ``Justification by Faith''

413

(5)

The Provocation: The Sale of Indulgences

413

(1)

Luther's Spiritual Search: His Doctrine of Salvation

414

(1)

The Widening Split with Rome

415

(1)

Building the Lutheran Church

416

(2)

Calvin and the Elect: ``Predestination''

418

(7)

Calvin: The International Reformer

418

(2)

The Doctrine of God's Omnipotence

420

(2)

Calvinist Ethics: The Puritan Discipline

422

(1)

Relations of Church and State

423

(1)

Calvinist Ministry and Ritual

424

(1)

Henry VIII and the Church of England

425

(5)

Henry's Desire for Independence

425

(1)

Break with Rome: The Act of Supremacy

426

(1)

The Struggle over Doctrine: Protestant Advance and Catholic Reaction

427

(1)

The Elizabethan Compromise

428

(2)

The Roman Catholic Response: Reform and Reaffirmation

430

(4)

Relation to Protestant Movements

430

(1)

Loyola and the Society of Jesus

431

(1)

The Reforming Popes and the Council of Trent

432

(2)

Historical Significance of the Reformation

434

(1)

Art during the Reformation

435

(10)

The Impact of Protestantism: Holbein, Brueghel

435

(1)

The Development of the Baroque: Rubens, Rembrandt

436

(3)

Baroque Sculpture and Architecture: Bernini

439

(6)

PART FOUR The Changing West: 1600-1850

445

(148)

Science and a New Cosmology

448

(46)

Overview

448

(3)

National and International Development

451

(12)

Foundations of the European State System: The Peace of Westphalia

451

(4)

The Absolute Monarch: Louis XIV

455

(2)

Eastern Europe: Prussia, Austria, and Russia

457

(4)

Justifications for Absolutism: Bossuet, Hobbes

461

(2)

The Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century

463

(9)

Discoverers of a New Cosmos: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo

464

(4)

Makers of Scientific Method: Bacon, Descartes

468

(1)

The Grand Synthesizer: Newton

469

(2)

The Organization of Science

471

(1)

The Impact of Science on Philosophy: The Enlightenment

472

(9)

A Revised Cosmology: The ``World-Machine''

473

(1)

The View of God: Deism

474

(1)

The View of Human Society

475

(1)

Faith in Nature and Reason

476

(2)

The Vision of Progress

478

(2)

Political Response to the New Philosophy: Enlightened Despotism

480

(1)

The Rational Spirit in Literature and Art

481

(9)

Classicism: Racine, Pope

482

(1)

Satire: Voltaire

483

(1)

The Architecture of Reason: Wren, Jefferson

484

(3)

Academy Painting: Portraits of Aristocratic Elegance

487

(3)

The Classical Age of Music

490

(4)

Music in Western Civilization

490

(2)

Birth of the ``Modern'' Style: Monteverdi, Handel, Bach

492

(1)

The Classical Spirit: Haydn, Mozart

493

(1)

The Revolutions of Liberalism and Nationalism

494

(57)

Overview

494

(4)

The English Revolution: Parliamentary Supremacy and the Bill of Rights

498

(6)

Challenge to the Divine Right of Kings: The Civil War and Cromwell

498

(3)

The Restoration of the Monarchy and the Glorious Revolution

501

(1)

Locke's Justification of Revolution

502

(2)

The American Revolution and Constitution

504

(6)

The American Colonies and Their Aspirations

504

(1)

War and the Declaration of Independence

505

(2)

The Constitution of the United States

507

(2)

The Growth of American Democracy

509

(1)

The French Revolution: ``Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity''

510

(11)

The Bourbon Monarchy and the Old Order

510

(1)

The Overthrow of the King and the Nobles

511

(4)

Foreign War and Internal Disorder

515

(2)

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Empire

517

(4)

The Conservative Reaction

521

(8)

Metternich and the ``Concert of Europe''

521

(3)

The Rejection of Revolution and Rationalism: Burke

524

(2)

A New Philosophical Synthesis: Kant, Hegel

526

(3)

The Romantic Spirit in Literature, Art, and Music

529

(10)

Appeal to the Heart: Rousseau

529

(1)

Poets of Nature and Humanity: Wordsworth, Goethe

530

(4)

Rebellion and Romance in Painting

534

(3)

The Gothic Revival in Architecture

537

(1)

Romanticism in Music: Beethoven, Wagner

538

(1)

The Spread of Liberal Democracy and Nationalism

539

(12)

The Revolutions of 1830 and 1848

540

(4)

The Liberal Ideal: Mill

544

(2)

The Nationalist Ideal: Mazzini

546

(1)

The Achievement of National Unification: Bismarck

547

(4)

The Impact of the Machine

551

(42)

Overview

551

(3)

The Industrial Revolution

554

(5)

The Agrarian Transformation

555

(1)

The Mechanization of Industry and Transportation

555

(2)

Development of a ``Permanent'' Industrial Revolution

557

(2)

The Business Corporation and Capitalist Expansion

559

(3)

The Structure and Control of the Corporation

559

(1)

The Global Reach of Capitalism

560

(1)

Economic Liberalism: Theory and Practice

561

(1)

The Reaction of Labor and Government

562

(3)

The Appearance of Trade Unions

562

(1)

The Trend toward State Intervention

563

(2)

Urbanization and Standardization of Society

565

(2)

The Development of Socialist Thought and Action

567

(9)

Utopian Socialism

568

(1)

Scientific Socialism: The Synthesis of Marx

569

(4)

The Interpreters of Marx: Revolutionary and Evolutionary

573

(1)

The Christian Response

574

(2)

The Accelerating Progress of Science

576

(4)

The Challenge of Darwin's Theory of Evolution

580

(7)

New Perspectives in Human Biology

580

(1)

Darwinism in Philosophy and Social Thought

581

(3)

Development of the Social Sciences

584

(3)

Literature and Art in the Machine Age

587

(6)

Expressions of Social Change: Dickens, Ibsen, Shaw

587

(1)

The Response of the Artist: Monet, Cezanne, van Gogh

588

(5)

PART FIVE The West in the Contemporary World: 1850-2000

593

Imperialism, World War, and the Rise of Collectivism

597

(49)

Overview

597

(4)

Imperialism and Europe's World Dominion

601

(10)

Motives for Nineteenth-Century Expansionism

602

(2)

Methods of Penetration and Exploitation

604

(5)

The Partitions of Asia and Africa

609

(2)

The First World War and the Decline of Europe

611

(13)

Nationalism, Militarism, and the Alliance System

612

(2)

The Road to War

614

(5)

The Course and Consequences of the War

619

(5)

Communist Collectivism: The Russian Revolution

624

(10)

Russia before the Revolution

625

(1)

The Collapse of the Tsarist Regime and the Triumph of Lenin

626

(3)

Building a Socialist Society

629

(4)

International Communism

633

(1)

Fascist Collectivism: The Revolutions in Italy and Germany

634

(8)

Fascism in Italy: Mussolini

635

(4)

The Nazi Compound of Fascism and Racism: Hitler

639

(3)

Democratic Collectivism: Evolution of the Welfare States

642

(4)

A European Example: Britain

642

(2)

The American Experience: Roosevelt

644

(2)

Global Transformation: Dawn of a New Age

646

(65)

Overview

646

(6)

The Second World War and Its Consequences

652

(13)

The Failure of the League of Nations

652

(2)

Fascist Conquests and Defeat

654

(4)

The Emergence of New Power Balances and the Cold War

658

(3)

Return to International Anarchy

661

(4)

The Sweep of Nationalism and Modernization

665

(21)

The Resurgence of Japanese Power

665

(2)

The Liquidation of Colonialism

667

(7)

Rising Material Expectations and the ``Liberation'' Movements

674

(2)

Vietnam

676

(4)

Iran

680

(2)

The Struggle against Racism

682

(4)

Economic Reassessment and The ``Three Worlds''

686

(7)

The Interlocking Crises of Population, Resources, and Pollution

686

(3)

Economic and Political Divisions

689

(2)

The Nuclear Arms Race and Terrorism

691

(2)

End of the Postwar (Cold War) Era

693

(18)

Political and Economic Changes in the West: Thatcher, Reagan, Clinton

693

(9)

The Revolutions in Eastern Europe: Gorbachev, Yeltsin

702

(5)

New Dangers and New Opportunities of the 1990s

707

(4)

The Revolution in Western Culture

711

Overview

711

(4)

The Onrush of Science and Technology

715

(10)

Penetrating the Secrets of the Physical Universe

716

(4)

Discovering the Makeup of Living Organisms

720

(1)

The Advent of High Technology

721

(2)

The Challenge to Contemporary Culture and Beliefs

723

(2)

Reconstruction in Western Philosophy and Religion

725

(1)

The Implications of Depth Psychology: Freud

725

(1)

Rejection of Traditional Systems and Values: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre

726

(2)

Revision of Christian Theology: Barth, Tillich

728

(1)

The Movement toward Unity: Pope John XXIII

729

(1)

Pope John Paul II: Renewal of Catholic Traditionalism

730

(1)

The Shifting Ways of Society

731

(8)

The New Sexuality

731

(1)

The Youth Culture

732

(3)

The Women's Movement

735

(3)

Beliefs in Violence and Nonviolence

738

(1)

Fresh Directions in Literature and the Arts

739

(16)

The Search for a New Language of Expression: Joyce, Eliot

739

(4)

The Private World of Painters and Sculptors: Picasso, Moore

743

(6)

Technology in Architecture: Wright, Gropius

749

(5)

Novel Patterns of Tonality and Rhythm: Schonberg, Stravinsky

754

(1)

The End of the Beginning: A New Age of Humanity

755

The Radical Mutation in Human Culture

755

(1)

The Challenge of Survival and Mastery: A Summary

756

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