Re-examines the place of the Renaissance in European and World history. Views the culture of Western Europe in co-existence with it's neighbours especially Byzantium and Islam. Examines the Renaissance movement in the whole of Europe from the centre to the peripheries.
* A new, fully updated edition of a now classic text. * The text has been completely revised to take into account developments of the past 14 years, since History and Social... Læs mere
This book provides a critical history of the movement associated with the journal Annales, from its foundation in 1929 to the present. This movement has been the single most important force in the development of what is sometimes called the new history .
This volume presents an original view of the culture of early modern Italy. The book addresses particular themes - specifically those of perception and communication - as well as serving to exemplify modes of analysis in the currently developing field of historical anthropology.