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Tables of Contents for Events That Changed the World in the Seventeenth Century
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Illustrations
vii
2
Preface
ix
1. The Time of Troubles, 1598-1618
1
20
Introduction
1
5
Interpretive Essay
6
15
John T. Alexander
2. The Establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, 1603
21
20
Introduction
21
4
Interpretive Essay
25
16
Louis G. Perez
3. The Founding of Jamestown, 1607
41
18
Introduction
41
4
Interpretive Essay
45
14
Rick Kennedy
4. The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
59
18
Introduction
59
5
Interpretive Essay
64
13
Garrett L. McAinsh
5. Louis XIV and the Grand Monarchy, 1643-1715
77
20
Introduction
77
5
Interpretive Essay
82
15
Andrew P. Trout
6. The Manchu Conquest, 1644
97
18
Introduction
97
4
Interpretive Essay
101
14
Yu Shen
7. The Scientific Revolution, c. 1650
115
22
Introduction
115
6
Interpretive Essay
121
16
Robert K. DeKosky
8. The Golden Age of Mogul Power, c. 1650
137
20
Introduction
137
5
Interpretive Essay
142
15
John McLeod
9. The Siege of Vienna, 1683
157
16
Introduction
157
5
Interpretive Essay
162
11
David Stefancic
10. The Glorious Revolution, 1688-1689
173
16
Introduction
173
6
Interpretive Essay
179
10
William T. Walker
Appendix A: Glossary
189
6
Appendix B: Timeline
195
4
Appendix C: Ruling Houses and Dynasties
199
4
Index
203
8
About the Editors and Contributors
211