{"product_id":"contesting-renaissance-paperback","title":"Contesting Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Caferro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn influential investigation into the nature of the European Renaissance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummarizes scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages with specific controversies concerning gender identity, economics, the emergence of the modern state, and reason and faith\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a balanced approach to the many different problems and perspectives that characterize Renaissance studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nineteenth century, the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt famously defined the Renaissance as a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. In this book, William Caferro asks how accurate Burckhardt's definition was and summarizes recent scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaferro's account engages with a range of specific controversies, including: the nature of the Renaissance (wo)man; whether or not the Renaissance was a period of prosperity; and how the relationship between reason and faith altered during this period. The book takes a balanced approach to the many different problems and perspectives that characterize Renaissance studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Caferro\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eMercenary Companies and the Decline of Siena\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and \u003ci\u003eThe Spinelli: Merchants, Patrons and Bankers in Renaissance Florence\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718271504447,"sku":"9781405123709","price":69.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e8a19a33be6b07d557ef944f1e371d16.webp?v=1765081334","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/contesting-renaissance-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}