Italy in the age of the Renaissance [[electronic resource] ] : 1300-1550 / / edited by John M. Najemy

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2004
• Edizione: New Ed
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 945/.05
• Soggetto topico: Renaissance - Italy
• Soggetto geografico: Italy Civilization 1268-1559
• Altri autori: NajemyJohn M. <1943->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction: Italy and the Renaissance; 1 Education and the emergence of a literate society; 2 Humanism and the lure of antiquity; 3 Religion and the Church; 4 Family and marriage: a socio-legal perspective; 5 Bodies, disease, and society; 6 The economy: work and wealth; 7 The popolo; 8 The power of the elites: family, patronage, and the state; 9 Governments and governance; 10 The South; 11 Representations of power; 12 Rethinking the Renaissance in the aftermath of Italy's crisis; Further reading; Chronology; Maps ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The twelve essays in this volume, each written by a leading specialist, present an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Italian Renaissance society, intellectual history, and politics, with each contribution reflecting the most recent innovations in the way that historians view and study the period. - ;TEXTBOOK -
• Titolo autorizzato: Italy in the age of the Renaissance
• ISBN: 1-383-03139-8; 1-282-32816-6; 9786612328169; 0-19-152484-0; 1-4356-0685-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778401003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Short Oxford history of Italy.