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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Burke (Senior Ecologist) , Peter Burke (Senior Ecologist)Publisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Edition: Third Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9780691162409ISBN 10: 0691162409 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 23 February 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsA superb introduction to Renaissance culture and society. --Renaissance Quarterly A fascinating tour de force. --American Historical Review Burke handles both breadth and depth of a most creative and complex period with balance, sensibility, and solid supportive arguments... This is an indispensable study for historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in one of the most remarkable periods of European history. --Choice [This book's] fundamental concern with exploring in a rigorous fashion how cultural change and--to admit one's bias--achievement is related to the economic, social, and political structure of an age remains a vital interest. --Joachim W. Stieber, The Sixteenth Century Journal """A superb introduction to Renaissance culture and society.""--Renaissance Quarterly ""A fascinating tour de force.""--American Historical Review ""Burke handles both breadth and depth of a most creative and complex period with balance, sensibility, and solid supportive arguments... This is an indispensable study for historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in one of the most remarkable periods of European history.""--Choice ""[This book's] fundamental concern with exploring in a rigorous fashion how cultural change and--to admit one's bias--achievement is related to the economic, social, and political structure of an age remains a vital interest.""--Joachim W. Stieber, The Sixteenth Century Journal" [This book's] fundamental concern with exploring in a rigorous fashion how cultural change and--to admit one's bias--achievement is related to the economic, social, and political structure of an age remains a vital interest. --Joachim W. Stieber, The Sixteenth Century Journal Burke handles both breadth and depth of a most creative and complex period with balance, sensibility, and solid supportive arguments.... This is an indispensable study for historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in one of the most remarkable periods of European history. --Choice A fascinating tour de force. --American Historical Review A superb introduction to Renaissance culture and society. --Renaissance Quarterly Author Information"Peter Burke is professor emeritus of cultural history at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. His previous books include ""Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe"", ""Historical Anthropology of Early Modern Italy"", ""History and Social Theory"", ""A Social History of Knowledge"", and ""Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe"" (2004)." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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