{"product_id":"9781405157834","title":"A Companion to the Worlds of the Renaissance","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to European History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Worlds of the Renaissance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGuido Ruggiero\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 18th Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume brings together some of the most exciting renaissance scholars to suggest new ways of thinking about the period and to set a new series of agendas for Renaissance scholarship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOverturns the idea that it was a period of European cultural triumph and highlights the negative as well as the positive.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the Renaissance from a world, as opposed to just European, perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eViews the Renaissance from perspectives other than just the cultural elite.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGender, sex, violence, and cultural history are integrated into the analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGuido Ruggiero\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of the History Department at the University of Miami. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eBinding Passions: Tales of Magic Marriage and Power at the End of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eThe Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), and \u003ci\u003eViolence in Early Renaissance Venice \u003c\/i\u003e(1980). He has also edited two series of books: \u003ci\u003eStudies in the History of Sexuality and Selections from Quaderni Storici. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 October 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405157834\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e574\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310663168140,"sku":"9781405157834","price":63.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405157834.jpg?v=1780169763","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405157834","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}