Reviews
"This is a useful book. It starts the student off with the idea if interrelationships between social, economic, cultural and political change.... University libraries catering for a wide range of courses in historical subjects will want to consider this for acquisition." - Reference Reviews, 2009
"This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys.... All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume." - History, January 2009
"A vivid portrait of 18th-century Europe ... .Inclusion of diverse interpretative methodologies, including gender studies ... brings fascinating illumination to period sociology. Recommended for European history collections." - Library Journal
