A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Europe

This Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe.

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• Examines the social, intellectual, economic, cultural, and political changes that took place throughout eighteenth-century Europe
  
• Focuses on Europe while placing it within its international context
  
• Considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe

Keywords: 1700s, French Revolution, Ancien Regime, rise of the middle class, industrial revolution, Modern History (1780-1900), 17th & 18th Century Philosophy, Modern History (1780-1900), 17th & 18th Century Philosophy