Italy in the Age of the Renaissance
Najemy
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Description for Italy in the Age of the Renaissance
Paperback. The twelve essays in this volume, each written by a leading specialist, present an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Italian Renaissance society, intellectual history, and politics, with each contribution reflecting the most recent innovations in the way that historians view and study the period. Editor(s): Najemy, John M. Series: Short Oxford History of Italy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Italy in the Age of Renaissance offers a new introduction to the most celebrated period of Italian history in twelve essays by leading and innovative scholars. Recent scholarship has enriched our understanding of Renaissance Italy by adding new themes and perspectives that have challenged the traditional picture of a largely secular and elite world of humanists, merchants, patrons, and princes. These new themes encompass both social and cultural history (the family, women, lay religion, the working classes, marginal social groups) as well as new dimensions of political history that highlight the growth of territorial states, the powers and limits ... Read more
Italy in the Age of Renaissance offers a new introduction to the most celebrated period of Italian history in twelve essays by leading and innovative scholars. Recent scholarship has enriched our understanding of Renaissance Italy by adding new themes and perspectives that have challenged the traditional picture of a largely secular and elite world of humanists, merchants, patrons, and princes. These new themes encompass both social and cultural history (the family, women, lay religion, the working classes, marginal social groups) as well as new dimensions of political history that highlight the growth of territorial states, the powers and limits ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Short Oxford History of Italy
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198700401
SKU
V9780198700401
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About Najemy
John M. Najemy is Professor of History at Cornell University.
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