John C. Corbally is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. Following a B.A. in European History and an M.A. in World History from San Francisco State University, Dr Corbally completed a PhD at UC Davis within four years. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.Casey J. Sullivan is a lecturer in History at the University of California Davis, USA.

The Early Modern World, 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity is a really good example of history writing that is fundamentally environmental in its approach, but does not simply see human history as determined by demography.

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesList of MapsIntroduction1. Exploiting Nature: The Early Modern Environment2. Exploiting People: The Human EnvironmentInterlude: Population Problems3. State-building with Gunpowder and GunpowerInterlude: Various Power Centers4. Commerce Without Conscience: Early Modern Economics5. Dollars and ViolenceInterlude: Economic Obstinance6. Criticism and Conformity: Early Modern Minds7. European Ideas: Early Modern MindsInterlude: New Types of Knowledge8. Technology in a Maritime AgeEpilogue

John C. Corbally is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. Following a B.A. in European History and an M.A. in World History from San Francisco State University, Dr Corbally completed a PhD at UC Davis within four years. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.Casey J. Sullivan is a lecturer in History at the University of California Davis, USA.

The Early Modern World, 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity is a really good example of history writing that is fundamentally environmental in its approach, but does not simply see human history as determined by demography.

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesList of MapsIntroduction1. Exploiting Nature: The Early Modern Environment2. Exploiting People: The Human EnvironmentInterlude: Population Problems3. State-building with Gunpowder and GunpowerInterlude: Various Power Centers4. Commerce Without Conscience: Early Modern Economics5. Dollars and ViolenceInterlude: Economic Obstinance6. Criticism and Conformity: Early Modern Minds7. European Ideas: Early Modern MindsInterlude: New Types of Knowledge8. Technology in a Maritime AgeEpilogue

John C. Corbally is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. Following a B.A. in European History and an M.A. in World History from San Francisco State University, Dr Corbally completed a PhD at UC Davis within four years. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.Casey J. Sullivan is a lecturer in History at the University of California Davis, USA.

The Early Modern World, 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity is a really good example of history writing that is fundamentally environmental in its approach, but does not simply see human history as determined by demography.

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesList of MapsIntroduction1. Exploiting Nature: The Early Modern Environment2. Exploiting People: The Human EnvironmentInterlude: Population Problems3. State-building with Gunpowder and GunpowerInterlude: Various Power Centers4. Commerce Without Conscience: Early Modern Economics5. Dollars and ViolenceInterlude: Economic Obstinance6. Criticism and Conformity: Early Modern Minds7. European Ideas: Early Modern MindsInterlude: New Types of Knowledge8. Technology in a Maritime AgeEpilogue