Isbn: 9781108027120 - the ecclesiastical and political history of the popes of rome, volume 2: during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (cambridge library collection - history) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Written with impartiality and objectivity, Ranke's work, through Austin's translation, influenced generations of historians and historiographers. Translator(s): Austin, Sarah. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - European History. Num Pages: 606 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760. . 2011. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This translation by Sarah Austin (1793-1867) of German historian Leopold von Ranke's work contributed significantly to early modern history and historiography. By some accounts 'the best living translator' of her time, Austin was a member of circles that included Jeremy Bentham and J. S. Mill. Ranke (1795-1886) worked for most of his life at the University of Berlin, writing several histories covering the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. Austin's translation recognises Ranke's importance to Western historiography: his methodology stressed the centrality of using primary sources and of the historian's objectivity. Ranke's history engages with a much wider area than his title suggests; indeed, his subject is 'the struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism, between authority and innovation', as Austin writes. Volume 2 is almost wholly concerned with the Counter-Reformation (and coins the term), from 1563 to 1630. These volumes will be of interest to early modern historians and historiographers alike. …