Articles

BENJAMIN A. ELMAN

Jesuit Scientia and Natural Studies in Late Imperial China, 1600-1800

A New World Order: The Spanish Campaign for Precedence in Early Modern Europe

The German Peasants' War and the “Crisis of Feudalism.” Reflections on a Neglected Theme

Review Article

RANDOLPH STARN

The Early Modern Muddle

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