InhaltsangabeContents. List of Maps. List of Illustrations. List of Contributors. Introduction. Maps. PART 1 PEOPLE, PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION. 1 EighteenthCentury History and the European Environment. Dennis Wheeler. 2 Gender. Deborah Simonton. 3 Rural Economy and Society. Markus Cerman. 4 Manufacturing, Markets and Consumption. Beverly Lemuire. 5 Towns and their Inhabitants. Marc Schalenberg. 6 EighteenthCentury Nobility: Challenge and Renewal. Hamish Scott. 7 Poverty. Peter H. Wilson. . . PART 2 CULTURES. 8 Public and Private. Michael Schaich. 9 Enlightened Thought, its Critics and Competitors. Thomas Munck. 10 Medicine, Medical Practice and Public Health. Mary Lindemann. 11 Religion and Toleration. Joachim Whaley. 12 Popular Culture and Sociability. Beat Kümin. 13 The Arts. Mark Berry. PART 3 STATE AND SOCIETY. 14 Russia. Lindsey Hughes. 15 PolandLithuania. Jerzy Lukowski. 16 The Empire, Austria and Prussia. Peter H. Wilson. 17 The Scandinavian Kingdoms. Michael Bregnsbo. 18 The Dutch Republic. J.L. Price. 19 The Italian States. Gregory Hanlon. 20 Iberia: Spain and Portugal in the Eighteenth Century. Chris Storrs. 21 France. Mike Rapport. 22 Britain and Hanover. Torsten Riotte. PART 4 INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS. 23 Diplomacy and the Great Powers. Andrew Thompson. 24 Islam and Europe. Molly Greene. 25 Europe and the World. Philippe Girard. 26 Europe and the Sea. Jan Glete. PART 5 POLITICS AND THE STATE. 27 Dynasticism and the World of the Court. Clarissa Campbell Orr. 28 Absolutism and Royal Government. Ronald G. Asch. 29 War 16881812. Ciro Paoletti. 30 Participatory Politics. David M. Luebke. 31 The French and European Revolutions. Alan Forrest. Bibliography. Index. .