| Description |
xxi, 341 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The hinges of history ; v. VI |
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Cahill, Thomas.
Hinges of history ; v. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-320) and index. |
| Contents |
Philosophical tennis through the ages -- Dress rehearsals for permanent change -- New worlds for old : innovation on sea and land -- The invention of human beauty : and the end of medieval piety -- New thoughts for new worlds : deviant monks -- Reformation! : Luther steps forward -- Intermission : Il buono, Il brutto, Il cattivo = The good,the bad, and the ugly -- Protestant picture : and other Northern images -- Christian vs. Christian : the turns of the screw -- Human love : how to live on this earth -- Postlude : Hope and regret. |
| Summary |
"From the inimitable bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history--this one focusing on how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world"--Dust jacket. |
| Subject |
Renaissance.
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Reformation.
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Ego (Psychology) -- History.
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Europe -- Civilization.
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| ISBN |
9780385495578 (hardcover) |
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0385495579 (hardcover) |
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