Category Archives: Early Modern World

Imperial Rivalry in the Modern Mediterranean

Posted on January 15, 2012 by briansandberg

France and Turkey are now contending for political and economic dominance in the Mediterranean in the wake of the Arab Spring revolutions. Soner Cagaptay, a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, argues that the imperial legacies … Continue reading →

Posted in Comparative Revolutions, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, Mediterranean World, Political Culture | 2 Comments

Manuscript Studies and Multispectral Imaging

Posted on December 8, 2011 by briansandberg

Manuscript studies are going hi-tech. Historical researchers working on manuscripts from the ancient, medieval, and early modern periods can now utilize sophisticated imaging instruments to reveal traces of ink and other materials that have faded and are no longer legible. … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci Blockbuster

Posted on December 5, 2011 by briansandberg

Art lovers and historians are queuing up for a Leonardo da Vinci blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery in London. The exhibition is entitled Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan and is on view until 5 February … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, History in the Media, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Book Covers and the E-Book Revolution

Posted on December 4, 2011 by briansandberg

As the ongoing e-book revolution spreads, many authors and readers lament the possible demise of printed books. Despite growing e-book sales, publishers seem to have found robust niche markets for printed books.  Well-designed book covers and aesthetic features in some … Continue reading →

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Galileo in the News

Posted on November 2, 2011 by briansandberg

A new book about Galileo Galilei’s approach to natural philosophy and mathematics has put Galileo in the news once again. Professor Mark A. Peterson’s Galileo’s Muse: Renaissance Mathematics and the Arts (Harvard University Press, 2011), reexamines Galileo’s method of using … Continue reading →

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Review of Warrior Pursuits by Robert A. Nye

Posted on October 30, 2011 by briansandberg

A new review by Professor Robert A. Nye of my book, Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France, has just appeared in the Journal of Interdisciplinary History. I am pleased to read Professor Nye’s critique of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Languedoc and Southern France, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Religious Violence, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

History of the World in 100 Objects

Posted on October 29, 2011 by briansandberg

The British Museum offers a history of the world through some of its celebrated objects. The museum is publishing a book entitled, A History of the World in 100 Objects, based on a BBC Radio 4 program on the same … Continue reading →

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L’Histoire globale

Posted on October 19, 2011 by briansandberg

World history and global thematic perspectives have become integral parts of European history, at least as practiced in the United States. Historians in France are now increasingly grappling with how to mesh global historical interpretations with French national history, which … Continue reading →

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Braudel Revisited

Posted on October 19, 2011 by briansandberg

My latest book review, of a collective volume entitled Braudel Revisited: The Mediterranean World, 1600-1800, has been published online in H-France Review. Here is the full citation: Gabriel Piterberg, Teofilo F. Ruiz, and Geoffrey Symcox, eds., Braudel Revisited: The Mediterranean … Continue reading →

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Early Modern Workshop at the University of Chicago

Posted on October 17, 2011 by briansandberg

The Early Modern Workshop at the University of Chicago is an active community of researchers on early modern European and global history. I have attended presentations at the Early Modern Workshop periodically over the past five years, since taking up … Continue reading →

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