Italian Renaissance - Culture and Society in Italy (Burke Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Italian Renaissance - Culture and Society in Italy (Burke Peter)(Paperback / softback)

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian

The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy - Third Edition (Burke Peter)(Paperback)

In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions that existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and he analyses the ways of thinking and seeing that

Art in Renaissance Italy: 1350-1500 (Welch Evelyn)(Paperback)

The Italian Renaissance was a pivotal period in the history of Western culture during which artists such as Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo created some of the world's most influential and exciting works in a variety of artistic fields. Here, Evelyn Welch presents a fresh picture of

Heinemann History Study Units: Student Book. The Italian Renaissance (Mantin Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Focusing on the Italian Renaissance, this is one of a history series, modular in structure, which offers teachers the flexibility to design their own scheme of work at Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. Each book covers all the core study units and also a wide range of optional units, and aims

Renaissance in Italy - A History (Bartlett Kenneth)(Paperback / softback)

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world - a world in which flourishing individualism and the competition for fame radically transformed science, the arts, and politics. In this landmark work he depicts

Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Renaissance Italy (Murray Jacqueline)(Paperback)

Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Renaissance Italy explores the new directions being taken in the study of sex and gender in Italy from 1300 to 1700 and highlights the impact that recent scholarship has had in revealing innovative ways of approaching this subject.In this interdisciplinary volume,

Childhood, Culture and Society: In a Global Context (Wyness Michael)(Paperback)

Introduction to Politics and Society (Best Shaun)(Paperback)

Introduction to Politics and Society draws on examples from popular political culture in order to convey how politics operates in the contemporary world. Examples illustrate the meaning of theories and show the relevance of central theoretical debates. Planned and developed with an eye to the needs

Renaissance - Assassin's Creed Book 1 (Bowden Oliver)(Paperback / softback)

The Year of Our Lord 1476 - the Renaissance: culture and art flourish the bloodiest corruption and violence. Bitter blood-feuds rage between the warring political families of Italy. Following the murder of his father and brothers, Ezio Auditore di Firenze is entrusted with an ancient Codex, the key

Culture and Recipes of Italy (Kelly Tracey)(Paperback / softback)

Experience the flavour of Italy by using the delicious recipes in this book! As well as being able to make food such as Margherita pizza and tiramisu, readers can also read about the Italian culture, such as farming, national festivals and daily life. Top kitchen tips help beginner cooks to get

Germany Since 1945: Politics, Culture, and Society (Caldwell Peter C.)(Paperback)

Peter C. Caldwell and Karrin Hanshew's Germany Since 1945 traces the social, political and cultural history of Germany from the end of the Second World War right up to the present day. The book provides a narrative that not only explores the histories of East and West Germany in their international

Brief History of Ancient Greece - Politics, Society, and Culture (Pomeroy Sarah B.)(Paperback / softback)

The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece: Between Icon and Narrative (Ekserdjian David)(Pevná vazba)

This comprehensive study of the Italian Renaissance altarpiece examines the remarkable genre in detail, from its origins in the 13th century to the early

Italian Folktales (Calvino Italo)(Paperback / softback)

Contains stories which range geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the

Italian Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Hainsworth Peter)(Paperback)

In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey examine Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the present day, looking at themes and issues which have recurred throughout its history. The authors illuminate such topics as regional identities, political disunity, and the role

The Italian Wars 1494-1559: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe (Shaw Christine)(Paperback)

Long Walk Home - An Escape in Wartime Italy (Medd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Italy - Culture Smart!, 107: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Culture Smart!)(Paperback)

Italy delights and stimulates with its magnificent cities and monuments, stunningly beautiful landscapes, glorious art and architecture, rich food, elegant design and fashion, and charming people. Italian style and culture have been exported all over the world. At home, however, Italian society and

Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture (Morales Ed)(Paperback)

The Latinx revolution in US culture, society, and politics'Latinx' (pronounced 'La-teen-ex') is the gender-neutral term that covers one of the largest and fastest growing minorities in the United States, accounting for 17 percent of the country. Over 58 million Americans belong to the category,

Mercenaries and Their Masters: Warfare in Renaissance Italy (Mallett Michael)(Paperback)

Classic study of the condottiere of fifteenth-century

The Greeks and Greek Civilization (Burckhardt Jacob)(Paperback)

In 1872, Jacob Burckhardt, one of the preeminent historians of classical and Renaissance culture, presented this revolutionary work, which portrays ancient Greek culture as an aristocratic world based on a ruthless competition for honor, a competition that led, in turn, to a tyranous state with

The Italian Renaissance (Plumb J. H.)(Paperback)

Spanning an age that witnessed great achievements in the arts and sciences, this definitive overview of the Italian Renaissance will both captivate ordinary readers and challenge specialists. Dr. Plumb's impressive and provocative narrative is accompanied by contributions from leading historians,

Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa (MacKenzie Caroline K.)(Paperback)

Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa paints a picture of what life might have been like for the inhabitants of the villa in the late third and fourth centuries AD. The villa today, in the Darent Valley, Kent, has an unusual amount of well-preserved evidence for its interior decoration