Humanism and empire : the imperial ideal in fourteenth-century Italy /

The first comprehensive, synoptic study of humanistic ideas of Empire in the period c.1250-1402, Humanism and Empire offers a radical new interpretation of fourteenth-century political thought, and raises wide-ranging questions about the foundations of modern constitutional ideas and the origins of...

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Main Author: Lee, Alexander (Historian) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The first comprehensive, synoptic study of humanistic ideas of Empire in the period c.1250-1402, Humanism and Empire offers a radical new interpretation of fourteenth-century political thought, and raises wide-ranging questions about the foundations of modern constitutional ideas and the origins of the concept of liberty.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191662645
019166264X
9780191753107
0191753106