ISBN: 9781107193116 - the convent of wesel: the event that never was and the invention of tradition (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. Like New. First Edition. A firm and square hardback with sharp corners and strong joints, complete with original dustjacket, just showing a few very minor rubs. Hence a non-text page has a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new condition. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. Also, no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Now offered for sale at a very sensible price.…

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Zustand: FINE. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: FINE. 298pp. Clean, sharp copy in like DJ.

Hardcover. 8vo. pp xiii, 283. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering at spine. Black and white illustrations. ISBN: 9781107193116 Fine in fine dust jacket.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 283 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Convent of Wesel was long believed to be a clandestine assembly of Protestant leaders in 1568 that helped establish foundations for Reformed churches in the Dutch Republic and northwest Germany. However, Jesse Spohnholz shows that that event did not happen, but was an idea created and perpetuated by historians and record keepers since the 1600s. Appropriately, this book offers not just a fascinating snapshot of Reformation history but a reflection on the nature of historical inquiry itself. The Convent of Wesel begins with a detailed microhistory that unravels the mystery and then traces knowledge about the document at the centre of the mystery over four and a half centuries, through historical writing, archiving and centenary commemorations. Spohnholz reveals how historians can inadvertently align themselves with protagonists in the debates they study and thus replicate errors that conceal the dynamic complexity of the past.…

Zustand: New. 2017. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.