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John Calvin

A Sixteenth-century Portrait

By: William James Bouwsma

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A Sixteenth-century Portrait

By: William James Bouwsma

Traces the life of the French-born theologian, describes the background of his times, and assesses his influence on the modern world

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195059514

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9780195059519

Die Erfahrung der Inflation im internationalen Zusammenhang und Vergleich

By: William James Bouwsma

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Die Erfahrung der Inflation im internationalen Zusammenhang und Vergleich

By: William James Bouwsma

Conference report on the history of inflation and economic reconstruction in Europe, 1914-1924 - concentrates on events in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, UK and the role of USA; includes chapters on stabilization processes, fiscal policies, monetary policies and income distribution; examines the economic role of banks and of trade; analyzes economic recession and social conflicts related to strikes, lockouts and hours of work. Graphs, references, statistical tables. Conference held in Berkeley 1982 Jul 26 to Aug 6.

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Walter de Gruyter

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311009679X

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9783110096798

The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

By: William James Bouwsma

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The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

By: William James Bouwsma

Historians have conventionally viewed intellectual and artistic achievement as a seamless progression in a single direction, with the Renaissance, as identified by Jacob Burckhardt, as the root and foundation of modern culture. But in this brilliant new analysis William Bouwsma rethinks the accepted view, arguing that while the Renaissance had a beginning and, unquestionably, a climax, it also had an ending. Examining the careers of some of the greatest figures of the age--Montaigne, Galileo, Jonson, Descartes, Hooker, Shakespeare, and Cervantes among many others--Bouwsma perceives in their work a growing sense of doubt and anxiety about the modern world. He considers first those features of modern European culture generally associated with the traditional Renaissance, features which reached their climax in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. But even as the movements of the Renaissance gathered strength, simultaneous impulses operated in a contrary direction. Bouwsma identifies a growing concern with personal identity, shifts in the interests of major thinkers, a decline in confidence about the future, and a heightening of anxiety. Exploring the fluctuating and sometimes contradictory atmosphere in which Renaissance artists and thinkers operated, Bouwsma shows how the very liberation from old boundaries and modes of expression that characterized the Renaissance became itself increasingly stifling and destructive. By drawing attention to the waning of the Renaissance culture of freedom and creativity, Bouwsma offers a wholly new and intriguing interpretation of the place of the European Renaissance in modern culture.

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Yale University Press

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0300097174

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9780300097177

A Usable Past

Essays in European Cultural History

By: William James Bouwsma

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Essays in European Cultural History

By: William James Bouwsma

Together the articles form a substantial book which traces the antecedents, characteristics and impact of Renaissance thought and action 'beyond all schools, ' with that combination of scholarly precision and personal style which has made Bouwsma one of the most highly respected historians on this continent."--Heiko A. Oberman, University of Arizona

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Univ of California Press

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0520064380

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9780520064386

The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

By: William James Bouwsma

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John Calvin

John Calvin

Die Erfahrung der Inflation im internationalen Zusammenhang und Vergleich

Die Erfahrung der Inflation im internationalen Zusammenhang und Vergleich

The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

A Usable Past

A Usable Past

The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640

A Usable Past

A Usable Past

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