Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-272) and index.
"Early Modern European Society surveys the sweeping changes affecting Europe from the end of the fifteenth century to the early decades of the eighteenth century. More than simply a factual survey, this book conveys an imaginative understanding of the salient characteristics of society throughout pre-industrial Europe, from Italy and Spain to Poland and Russia." "Included are discussions of: european identities, frontiers and language; leisure, work and migration; population change; religion, ritual and witchcraft; the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie and the poor; gender roles; and social discipline and absolutism."--Jacket.
Early modern European society.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.