Frühe Neuzeit

What is the early modern period? What significance does it have in university and school history courses, and what is its social significance? What methods are used to research it? These questions are at the heart of this volume. Written by a representative of the younger generation of scholars, this volume offers indispensable guidance for beginners and advanced students of history, cultural studies and social sciences in the form of precise keywords and concise introductory texts. It provides a guide to understanding university jargon, an overview of the history of the subject, and a reference work on key research topics. The volume is supplemented by numerous references to the key texts of the academic debate of recent decades.