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Drawing on sources as various as Inquisition records and spy reports, minutes of scientific societies and the writings o
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What explains the rapid growth of state power in early modern Europe? While most scholars have pointed to the impact of
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Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the
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From the first successful Jesuit mission to China in 1583, China's cultural practices transfixed the attention of W
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Offering a fascinating survey of European queenship from 1500-1800, with each chapter beginning with a discussion of the
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This volume offers a unique exploration into the cultural history of the Mediterranean in the Early Modern Period by exa
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