The creation of this work, Europe Since 1600: A Concise History was supported by Open CU Boulder 2022-2023, a grant funded by the Colorado Department of Higher Education with additional support from the CU Office of the President, CU Office of Academic Affairs, CU Boulder Office of the Provost, and CU Boulder University Libraries.

This book is an adaptation of Western Civilization: A Concise History, volumes 2 and 3, written by Christopher Brooks.  The original textbook, unless otherwise noted, was published in three volumes under a Creative Commons  BY-NC-SA Licence. Published in 2019, with updates in 2020  available on the Open Textbook Library website. The new and revised material in this adaptation is copyrighted 2023 by the adapting author, Nicole V. Jobin, and is released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 License.

The revisions include the addition of sections in each chapter such as terms for identification, timelines, and questions for discussion. Other specific adaptations are listed at the end of each chapter. In general, typographical errors were corrected and language was occasionally revised to improve clarity. This textbook can be referenced. In Chicago citation style, it should appear as follows: Jobin, Nicole V.  Europe Since 1600: A Concise History, Boulder: Pressbooks Buffscreate, 2023. https://pressbooks.buffscreate.net/europesince1600concise/.

Cover Image created by Nicole V. Jobin using Adobe Express. Image: adaptation of 1706 De La Feuille Map of Europe – Geographicus by Daniel de la Feuille, public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1706_De_La_Feuille_Map_of_Europe_-_Geographicus_-_Europe-lafeuille-1706.jpg