Renaissance: A History of the Central West End, Hardcover

The Harlem Renaissance was the most influential single movement in African American literary history. The movement laid the groundwork for subseque...

Reducere. DescriptionHow the far North offered a different kind of terra incognita for the Renaissance imagination.European narratives of the Atlantic New Wo...

Reducere. Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest ti...

Reducere. A new account of the birth of the West through its birthplace--Renaissance Italy The period between 1492--resonant for a number of reasons--and 157...

Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. It was this affair - and her very success as First Lady of Flor...

Reducere. This is a landmark in science writing that resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. ...

DescriptionThe Italian sculptor known as Donatello helped to forge a new kind of art--one that came to define the Renaissance. His work was progres...

Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest ti...

DescriptionWhere previous accounts of the Renaissance have not fully acknowledged the role that music played in this decisive period of cultural hi...

Reducere. This project began with my decision to interview and/or read about 100 alumni and/or their parents who were educated in those inner city Catholic s...

The first book to chart the hedonistic history of London's PiccadillyPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen HoareIllustration(s): 8 Pla...

Reducere. It is the height of the Renaissance. The "princes" of the states which 400 years later will be united into the country of Italy are trying to maint...

An atlas depicting the railways of Southern England, with detailed chronologies of the histories of the featured lines.

Reducere. Who Made the West looks at the 30 most influential people in Western history. Some are familiar names-Washington, Einstein, Aristotle. Others may h...

Reducere. Explore the History of Scotland From Start to End... Are you interested in the romance and drama of Scottish history? Are tales of Robert the Bruce...

Reducere. Explore the History of Wales From Start to End... Do you have an interest in the fascinating history of Wales? Are there gaps in your knowledge and...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: European History: A Captiv...

This volume examines the legacy of the East-West divide since the implosion of the communist regimes in Europe. The ideals of 1989 have largely bee...

Available in English for the first time, Julius von Schlosser's seminal work in the history of art and collecting was the first study to interpret ...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then keep reading... "Renaissance" is the French word for "rebirth, ...

Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchil...

Reducere. Lemkovyna: A History of the Lemko Region of the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe is both a celebration of the mountain area the author calls ...

Peter Adamson presents an engaging and wide-ranging introduction to two great intellectual cultures: Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance. First h...

This comprehensive, highly illustrated new study examines Titian's long career and varied output. Tom Nichols argues that Titian's works were self-...

Reducere. The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNei...

DescriptionThis collection of newly commissioned essays explores the extraordinary versatility of Renaissance tragedy and shows how it enables expl...

Reducere. The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestsellerA five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pion...

DescriptionIn this vivid account Scott Nethersole examines the remarkable period of cultural, artistic, and intellectual blossoming in Florence fro...

Reducere. A fascinating history of the practice of surgery from one of the leading figures in the field, chronicling centuries of scientific breakthroughs by...

Reducere. Hybrid Renaissance introduces the idea that the Renaissance in Italy, elsewhere in Europe, and in the world beyond Europe is an example of cultural...

Reducere. DescriptionIn a 'History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind' ex-South African banker Stephen Goodson explains how the Central Bankin...

Reducere. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) is a work of art history by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt. Recognized today as the founder o...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of Ancient GreeceThe culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day ...

Popes continue to preach crusade, but the hope of a Christian empire comes to a bloody end at the walls of Constantinople. Aristotelian logic and G...

Reducere. The: Phoenix Sound: A History of Twang and Rockabilly Music in Arizona, Hardcover

The Renaissance was not just a rebirth of the mind. It was also a new dawn for the machine.When we celebrate the achievements of the Renaissance, w...

Reducere. Nothing can change the terrible facts of the Sand Creek Massacre. The human toll of this horrific event and the ensuing loss of a way of life have ...