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Contesting the Renaissance
William Caferro
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Description for Contesting the Renaissance
Paperback. In the nineteenth century, the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt famously defined the Renaissance as a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
In this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity.
- An influential investigation into the nature of the European Renaissance
- Summarizes scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance
- Engages with specific controversies concerning gender identity, economics, the emergence of the modern state, and reason and faith
- Takes a balanced approach to the many different problems and perspectives that characterize Renaissance studies
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Contesting the Past
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405123709
SKU
V9781405123709
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Ref
99-50
About William Caferro
William Caferro is Associate Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. His previous publications include Mercenary Companies and the Decline of Siena (1998), and The Spinelli: Merchants, Patrons and Bankers in Renaissance Florence (1998).
Reviews for Contesting the Renaissance
"Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 August 2011)