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This user-friendly encyclopedia attempts to bridge "the gap between researchers and nonspecialist readers" in covering the early modern era. Another goal, as the introduction explains, was to include subject areas often ignored until recently - women's roles, Judaism, Islam, Eastern Europe, Africa, and "how ordinary Europeans lived and thought. This is a fine set, from its beautiful physical appearance to the scope and depth of its coverage. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE EARLY MODERN WORLD
EDITORIAL BOARD
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Jonathan Dewald University at Buffalo, The State University of New York ASSOCIATE EDITORS
George C. Bauer Linda F. Bauer University of California, Irvine James J. Bono University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Paul F. Grendler University of Toronto, Emeritus Paul D. Griffiths Iowa State University Donald R. Kelley Rutgers University Nancy Shields Kollmann Stanford University H. C. Erik Midelfort University of Virginia Carla Rahn Phillips University of Minnesota, Twin Cities William Weber California State University, Long Beach Madeline C. Zilfi University of Maryland, College Park
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE EARLY MODERN WORLD
Volume 1 Absolutism to Coligny Jonathan Dewald, Editor in Chief
Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World Jonathan Dewald, Editor in Chief
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