Last Days of the Renaissance And the March to Modernity

Name: Last Days of the Renaissance And the March to Modernity
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ISBN: 9780465068012

ISBN-10: 0465068014

ISBN-13: 9780465068012

Edition: 2005

Authors: Theodore K. Rabb

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"The Renaissance may have emerged out of the upheavals of the fourteenth century - but when did it end? And why? The renowned historian Theodore Rabb tackles these question in this engaging and deeply learned book, and in so doing recasts our understanding of European history." "In the second half of the seventeenth century, a sea change swept over Europe. The dominant commitments of the preceding centuries were eroding, and a new outlook was emerging from an age of conflict and uncertainty. The ancient world no longer held the European imagination in thrall. Rulers across the continent consolidated political power, asserting control over territories that long had relished their…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 4/3/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Unities of the Medieval West



Europe Reshaped: Toward the Renaissance



The Civilization of the Renaissance



Civilization in Crisis



The Last Days of the Renaissance



Art, Prophecy, and the End of the Renaissance



Revolution and Modernity


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index