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This paper explores the world of medieval Europe. Through ‘Rise of the Modern-West’, students are introduced to a period of transition from a feudal society to one based on the capitalist mode of production. One of the most important periods for cultural, social, political and economic development in Europe and the rest of the world, students get to delve into the realm of the Renaissance, the Reformation, Scientific and Enlightenment Movements and most importantly the dawn of a capitalist society coupled with the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution. We also see the emergence of parliamentary institutions (the English Civil War), the struggle to initiate liberal thought and ideology and a tussle between mighty European naval powers in a bid to achieve greater colonial/imperialist exploits, gather colonial ‘knowledge’, strengthen their administrative institutions and bolster mercantile ideologies. An attempt has been made to make most of the readings available at one place for the students. It is, however, possible to find that some articles are topic-specific and others relevant to more than one topic. Therefore we encourage you to study all the readings.
Part-I: Rise of the Modern West- I
Part-I: Rise of the Modern West- I
Stephen J Lee_European Population Growth 1500-1800Immanuel Wallerstein_Peripheries in An Era of Slow GrowthImmanuel Wallerstein_Semiperipheries at The CrossroadsPeter Biller_Popular Religion in The Central & Later Middle AgesI. Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism: problems and theories
I. Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism: problems and theories
II. Early colonial expansion
II. Early colonial expansion
[a] Motives, beginning of the era of colonisation
[a] Motives, beginning of the era of colonisation
Stephen J Lee_The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth CenturyStephen J. Lee_Spanish and Portuguese EmpireStephen J. Lee_Impact of Spanish Empire on Spain's Ecnomy in Sixteenth century and Early Seventeenth century[b] Mining and plantation
[b] Mining and plantation
[c] African slaves
[c] African slaves
III. Renaissance
III. Renaissance
John Merriman_The RenaissanceHans Baron_Fifteenth Century Civilization and The Renaissance[a] In Italy: its social roots
[a] In Italy: its social roots
J.R. Hale_From Description to Speculation (mid-Seventeenth to Late Eighteenth Centuries)J.R. Hale_Prejudice & the Term Renaissance (Early to mid-Nineteenth Century)[b] Humanism and its spread in Europe
[b] Humanism and its spread in Europe
Stephen J Lee_Renaissance HumanismH.G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, G.Q. Bowler_Christianity,Popular Culture and HumanismJ.R. Hale_Taste for Italian Paintings- (3) Nineteenth Century to RuskinJ.R. Hale_Taste for Italian Paintings- (2) Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth CenturiesJ.R. Hale_Taste for Italian Paintings- (1) Sixteenth to Late Eighteenth Centuries[c] Art
[c] Art
Irene Earls_Raphael (Raffaello Santi or Sanzio), 1483-1520Irene Earls_Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564Irene Earls_Masaccio, 1401-1428J.R. Hale_The Beginnings of Interest; mid- Sixteenth to mid-Seventeenth Centuries J.R. Hale_The Medici & William Roscoe; Late Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth CenturiesIrene Earls_Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519H.G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, G.Q. Bowler_From Renaissance to Baroque: Art, Music and ScienceIrene Earls_Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377-1446H.G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, G.Q. Bowler_Sixteenth-Century LiteratureIrene Earls_Giotto di Bondone, c. 1266_7-1337Irene Earls_Donatello (Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi), 1386-1466Irene Earls_Fra Filippo di Tommaso Lippi, c. 1406-1469Irene Earls_Leon Battista Alberti, 1404-1472Irene Earls_Andra Mantegna, c. 1431-1506IV. Origins, course, and results of the European Reformation in the 16th century
IV. Origins, course, and results of the European Reformation in the 16th century
H.G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, G.Q. Bowler_The Catholic ReformationStephen J Lee_The Background to the ReformationJohn Merriman_The Wars of ReligionStephen J Lee_The Age of ReasonStephen J. Lee_Spread and significance of CalvinismH.G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, G.Q. Bowler_The ReformationStephen J Lee_The Foreign Policy of Philip IIJohn Merriman_The Two ReformationsStephen J. Lee_Political Factors in Spread of Lutheranism in Germany Between 1517 and 1555H.G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, G.Q. Bowler_A Continued ReformationStephen J. Lee_Calvinism and the JesuitsStephen J Lee_The Counter ReformationV. Economic developments of the 16th century
V. Economic developments of the 16th century
Stephen J Lee_The Political Development of Spain 1474-1598[a] Shift of economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic
[a] Shift of economic balance from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic
Immanuel Wallerstein_Struggle in The Core- Phase I: 1651-1689John Merriman_The Rise of The Atlantic Economy: Spain and EnglandImmanuel Wallerstein_The B-PhaseImmanuel Wallerstein_Dutch Hegemony in The World EconomyImmanuel Wallerstein_Struggle in the core-Phase II: 1689-1763Stephen J Lee_The Impact of the Spanish Empire on Spain's Economy in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries[b] Commercial Revolution
[b] Commercial Revolution
[c] Price Revolution
[c] Price Revolution
VI Emergence of European state system: with two case studies (Spain, France, England, Russia).
VI Emergence of European state system: with two case studies (Spain, France, England, Russia).
Stephen J Lee_The Reforms of Peter the GreatStephen J Lee_The Significance of the Treaty of WestphaliaH.G. Koenigsberger, George L. Mosse, G.Q. Bowler_The MonarchiesStephen J Lee_France During the Administration of Cardinal RichelieuJohn Merriman_The Age of Absolutism, 1650-1720Stephen J Lee_France Under Louis XIVStephen J Lee_Russia Under Catherine the GreatStephen J Lee_Russian Foreign Policy in the Eighteenth CenturyStephen J Lee_Issues Involved in the Thirty Years' WarStephen J Lee_France Under Louis XV and Louis XVIStephen J Lee_The Reforms of the Great ElectorStephen J Lee_The Spanish and Portuguese EmpiresStephen J Lee_The Italian Wars and the Habsburg-Valois Struggle 1494-1559Stephen J Lee_The Effects of the Thirty Years' War on Germanyचार्ल्स डाउनर हेज़ेन_युद्ध की पृष्ठभूमिPart-II: Rise of the Modern West- II
Part-II: Rise of the Modern West- II
I. The 17th century European crisis: economic, social, and political dimensions
I. The 17th century European crisis: economic, social, and political dimensions
Hugh Trevor-Roper_The General Crisis of the Seventeeth Century E.J Hobsbawn_Britain in 1750Hugh Trevor Roper_The General Crisis of the Seventeenth CenturyHugh Trevor-Roper_Religion, the Reformation and Social ChangeHugh Trevor-Roper_The European Witch-craze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CenturiesII. The English Revolution
II. The English Revolution
John Merriman_England and The Dutch Republic in The Seventeenth Century[a] Major issues
[a] Major issues
[b] Political and intellectual currents
[b] Political and intellectual currents
Hugh Trevor Roper_Oliver Cromwell and his ParliamentsHugh Trevor Roper_The Fast Sermons of The Long ParliamentHugh Trevor Roper_The Union of Britain in the Seventeenth centuryChristopher Hill_Part IV (1688-1714)Christopher Hill_Part III (1660-88)Christopher Hill_Part II (1640-60)Christopher Hill_Part I (1603-40)III. The rise of Modern Science in relation to European society from the Renaissance to the 17th century
III. The rise of Modern Science in relation to European society from the Renaissance to the 17th century
Stephen Pumfrey_The Scientific RevolutionJohn Merriman_The New Philosophy of ScienceIV. Mercantilism and European economies: trade and empire in the 17th and 18th centuries
IV. Mercantilism and European economies: trade and empire in the 17th and 18th centuries
Stephen J Lee_Austria Under Joseph IIStephen J.Lee_French Foreign Policy in the Seventeenth CenturyStephen J Lee_Austria Under Maria TheresaEric Hobsbawm_The World in The 1780sStephen J.Lee_French Foreign Policy in the Eighteenth CenturyV. The Enlightenment: ideas and impact
V. The Enlightenment: ideas and impact
Stephen J Lee_France Under the Regency and Cardinal Fleury 1715-1743Harm Klueting_The Catholic Enlightenment in Austria and the Habsburg LandsJohn Merriman_Enlightened Thought and the Republic of LettersRichard Butterwick_Catholicism and Enlightenment in Poland LithuaniaStephen J Lee_Enlightened Despotism: A General SurveyMario Rosa_The Catholic Auflarung in ItalyFrans Ciappara_The Maltese Catholic EnlightenmentHugh Trevor Roper_Three Foreigners:The Philosophers of Puritan Revolution Hugh Trevor Roper_The Religious Origins of the EnlightenmentJeffrey D. Burson_The Catholic Enlightenment in France from the Fin De Siecle Crisis of Consciousness to RevolutionHugh Trevor Roper_Scotland and the Puritan RevolutionHugh Trevor Roper_The Religious Origins of the EnlightenmentHunt, L., T. R Martin, B. H Rosenwein and B.G Smith_The Promise of Enlightenment, 1740-1789REFERENCES:
Hunt, L., T. R Martin, B. H Rosenwein and B.G Smith_The Promise of Enlightenment, 1740-1789_The Making of the West Peoples and Cultures: A Concise History, Volume II
VI. Origins of the Industrial Revolution: divergence debate
VI. Origins of the Industrial Revolution: divergence debate
Eric John Hobsbawm_Agriculture 1750-1850Eric John Hobsbawm_Industrialization the Second Phase 1840-95Eric John Hobsbawm_Origin of the Industrial RevolutionEric Hobsbawm _The Industrial Revolution.pdfEric John Hobsbawm_The Human Results of the Industrial RevolutionKenneth Pomeranz_ Europe before Asia? Population, Capital Accumulation, and Technology in Explanations of European DevelopmentKenneth Pomeranz_ Market Economies in Europe and AsiaKenneth Pomeranz_Luxury Consumption and the Rise of CapitalismKenneth Pomeranz_Visible Hands: Firm Structure, Sociopolitical Structure, and “Capitalism” in Europe and AsiaKenneth Pomeranz_Shared Constraints: Ecological Strain in Western Europe and East AsiaKenneth Pomeranz_ Abolishing the Land Constraint: The Americas as a New Kind of PeripheryREFERENCES:
Kenneth Pomeranz_ Europe before Asia? Population, Capital Accumulation, and Technology in Explanations of European Development_ The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Kenneth Pomeranz_ Market Economies in Europe and Asia_ The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Kenneth Pomeranz_Luxury Consumption and the Rise of Capitalism _ The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Kenneth Pomeranz_Visible Hands: Firm Structure, Sociopolitical Structure, and “Capitalism” in Europe and Asia_ The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Kenneth Pomeranz_Shared Constraints: Ecological Strain in Western Europe and East Asia_ The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Kenneth Pomeranz_ Abolishing the Land Constraint: The Americas as a New Kind of Periphery_ The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
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