Headlines in history the 1700s

Table of Contents: “…Absolutist rulers of Europe -- War of the spanish succession -- French rout in flanders -- Day in the life of Louis XIV -- French peasant's life -- Age of the composer -- Accomplishment of Peter the great -- Slavery in New England -- Chapter 2 -- Philosophers of the enlightenment -- Montesquieu's thoughts on government -- Philosophy of Rousseau -- Life and times of voltaire -- Birth of the Paris art salon -- Morsels of wisdom from Ben Franklin -- Discoveries of vitus bering -- Chapter 3 -- First days of the seven year's war -- French and Indian war -- Iroquois clash with british settlers -- Swedish visitor describes American slavery -- Catherine the great reforms Russia -- James Watt's steam engine -- Chapter 4 -- Revolution against Britain -- Boston massacre -- Declaration of Independence -- White travels among the native American Indians -- Music of mozart -- Chapter 5 -- rness -- Ben Franklin's antislavery view s -- Execution of Louis XVI -- French reing of terror -- Child laborers in the industrial revolution -- English convicts populate Australia.…”

Quest for status Chinese and Russian foreign policy by Larson, Deborah Welch

Table of Contents: “…To make this argument, they analyze numerous cases, including Catherine the Great's attempts to westernize Russia, China's identity crises in the nineteenth century, and both countries' responses to the end of the Cold War. …”

Science, utility and maritime power Samuel Bentham in Russia, 1779-91 by Morriss, Roger