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Re-Orienting the Renaissance : Cultural Exchanges with the East /

This book explores how the Renaissance entailed a global exchange of goods, skills and ideas between East and West. In chapters ranging from Ottoman history to Venetian publishing, from portraits of St George to Arab philosophy, from cannibalism to diplomacy, the authors interrogate what all too oft...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: MacLean, Gerald (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
History.
European History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Early Modern Europe.
Modern History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History, Modern.
World history.
Europe > History-1492-
Europe > History.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book explores how the Renaissance entailed a global exchange of goods, skills and ideas between East and West. In chapters ranging from Ottoman history to Venetian publishing, from portraits of St George to Arab philosophy, from cannibalism to diplomacy, the authors interrogate what all too often may seem to be settled certainties, such as the difference between East and West, the invariable conflict between Islam and Christianity, and the 'rebirth' of European civilization from roots in classical Greece and Imperial Rome.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXIII, 187 pages)
ISBN:9780230523869
DOI:10.1057/9780230523869