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Autore |
Thomas Keith <1933-> |
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Titolo |
The ends of life [[electronic resource] ] : roads to fulfilment in early modern England / / Keith Thomas |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-12610-5 |
9786612126109 |
0-19-156755-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (410 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Life skills - England - History - 16th century |
Life skills - England - History - 17th century |
Life skills - England - History - 18th century |
Self-realization - England - History - 16th century |
Self-realization - England - History - 17th century |
Self-realization - England - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain Social life and customs 16th century |
Great Britain Social life and customs 17th century |
Great Britain Social life and customs 18th century |
England Civilization 16th century |
England Civilization 17th century |
England Civilization 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"This book is a revised and expanded version of the Ford Lectures given in the University of Oxford in Hilary Term 2000"--Pref. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-367) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. FULFILMENT IN AN AGE OF LIMITED POSSIBILITIES; 2. MILITARY PROWESS; 3. WORK AND VOCATION; 4. WEALTH AND POSSESSIONS; 5. HONOUR AND REPUTATION; 6. FRIENDSHIP AND SOCIABILITY; 7. FAME AND THE AFTERLIFE; Note on References; Abbreviations; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Ends of Life examines the ways in which English men and women between the early sixteenth and late eighteenth centuries sought to |
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