"This bookre-evaluates and extends understandings about how work was conceived and what it could entail for women in the premodern period in Europe from c. 11001800. It does this by building on the impressive growth in literature on womens working experiences, and by adopting ne…
"With an ageing, childless monarch, lingering divisions due to the Reformation, and the threat of foreign enemies, Shakespeare's England was fraught with unparalleled anxiety and complicated problems. In this monumental work, Peter Lake reveals, more than any previous critic, th…
Presents an intellectual assessment of the rivalry between Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther that examines their respective characters and belief systems, sharing insights into their enduring influence and proper historical roles in Western tradition.
"This volume presents a short, annotated reader of primary documents published during King Philips War. The central document is Daniel Gookins Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England in the Years 1675, 1675, and 1677. This tract, in conjunction with a set o…
The Cambridge world history
"The era from 1400 to 1800 saw intense biological, commercial, and cultural exchanges, and the creation of global connections on an unprecedented scale. Divided into two books, Volume 6 of the Cambridge World History series considers these critical transformations. The first boo…
The Cambridge world history
"The era from 1400 to 1800 saw intense biological, commercial, and cultural exchanges, and the creation of global connections on an unprecedented scale. Divided into two books, Volume 6 of the Cambridge World History series considers these critical transformations. The first boo…
La historia global y la historia trasnacional (con base en la historia entrelazada) están rompiendo los moldes de la historia nacional consolidada a medida que se afianzaban los estados nacionales. Sin rechazar la necesidad de comprender la formación de estos últimos, sino al co…