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Burke beginnt mit der Kritik am Mythos des Individuums, des »freien Menschen« der Renaissance, so wie ihn das neunzehnte Jahrhundert formuliert hatte. Dieser Mensch der Renaissance war aber nicht nur nach wie vor eingebunden in Zunft und Religion, sondern er war auch der Antike zugleich nah und fern - nah, weil er sich den Alten verbunden fühlte, fern, weil er im Kampf gegen die »Barbarei des Mittelalters« eben die Distanz zwischen sich und de...

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La storia, ampia e variegata, del Rinascimento in Europa, nella prosa brillante di uno degli storici più autorevoli sul tema. Peter Burke analizza in dettaglio i fenomeni di ricezione culturale e imitazione creativa che, interagendo con le diverse forme politiche e sociali dei singoli paesi, indussero la circolazione delle idee rinascimentali non solo nelle arti ma anche nella vita quotidiana del continente, contribuendo così a 'europeizzare' ...

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This entirely new volume comprises an important study. It forms the fifth of Peter Burke's essays published by EER. It turns on historical issues raised by the career of the emperor Charles V (1500-58). Professor Burke writes that "It is often said, and correctly, that as our present changes, we look at the past from new perspectives. Today, the different media play an important role in our lives, including our vision of politics. Some politic...

This entirely new volume comprises an important study. It forms the fifth of Peter Burke's essays published by EER. It turns on historical issues raised by the career of the emperor Charles V (1500-58). Professor Burke writes that "It is often said, and correctly, that as our present changes, we look at the past from new perspectives. Today, the different media play an important role in our lives, including our vision of politics. Some politic...

Eyewitnessing evaluates the place and potency of images among other kinds of historical evidence. By reviewing the many varieties of images across region, period, and medium, and by looking at the pragmatic uses of images (from the Bayeux Tapestry to an engraving of a printing press or a reconstruction of a building), Peter Burke illuminates the damaging consequences of our assumption that these practical uses are reflections of specific histo...

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A thorough introduction to radio astronomy and its contribution to our understanding of the universe, perfect for beginners. Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition covers the basic physics and observational techniques, including interferometric and digital techniques, single-dish telescopes and aperture synthesis arrays.

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Professor Burke's new book focuses on three major historical categories: myths, memories and representations. As with all his work, Professor Burke draws on a large range of literature, discussion, ideas from several disciplines, to offer new syntheses. Historians often use the term 'myth' in a purely negative sense, to mean a story which - according to them - is not true. The cultural historian here prefers in these essays to follow the lead ...

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Ülkemizde de taninan ünlü Ingiliz tarihci Peter Burke, Avrupanin Avrupalasmasi sürecinin temel dinamigi olan Rönesans hareketini ve bu hareketin 14. yüzyil Italyasindan cikip Avrupanin düsünsel ve kültürel cehresini degistirecek karsi konulmaz bir salgina nasil dönüstügünü anlatiyor.Bu kitap, Avrupa kimliginin kültürel olusum serüvenini, Rönesans hareketinin önemini, matbaanin icadinin bu harekete nasil bir ivme kazandirdigini merak edenler ic...

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Professor Burke's new book focuses on three major historical categories: myths, memories and representations. As with all his work, Professor Burke draws on a large range of literature, discussion, ideas from several disciplines, to offer new syntheses. Historians often use the term 'myth' in a purely negative sense, to mean a story which - according to them - is not true. The cultural historian here prefers in these essays to follow the lead ...

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Excerpt from Recollections of the Court Room, or Narratives, Scenes and Anecdotes From Courts of JusticeThe popularity of the Recollections of the Court Room in England, has induced the American pub lishers to issue the work uniform with the series of tales known as The Confessions of an Attorney, Experiences of a Barrister, etc. Works which have had extraordinary success. This edition is not an exact reprint of the English one many errors, to...

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What is Cultural History? has established itself as an essential guide to what cultural historians do and how they do it. Now fully updated in its third edition, leading historian Peter Burke offers afresh his accessible account of the past, present and future of cultural history, as it has been practised not only in the English-speaking world, but also in Continental Europe, Asia, South America and elsewhere. Burke begins by discussing the '...