Early Modern European Society, Third Edition

A new edition of a seminal workone that explores crucial changes within Europe from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century The early modern period was one of profound change in Europe. It was witness to the development of science, religious reformation, and the birth of the nation state. As Europeans explored the worldlooking to Asia and the Americas for new peoples and landstheir societies grew and adapted. Eminent historian Henry Kamen explores in depth the issues that most affected those living in early modern Europefrom leisure, work, and migration to religion, gender, and disciplineand the way in which population change impacted the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the poor. The third edition of this pioneering study includes new and updated material on gender, religion, and population movement. Richly illustrated, this is essential reading for all those interested in early modern European society.