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Emperor Charles V: 1500 - 1558

Categorie	Algemeen Geschiedenis
Boeknummer	#384478-UE14
Titel	Emperor Charles V: 1500 - 1558
Auteur	Blockmans, Wim
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Arnold
Jaar van uitgave	2001
ISBN10	0340731109
ISBN13	9780340731109
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The world of the first half of the sixteenth century was exceptionally dynamic. Voyages of discovery made the world larger; science and technology were revolutionized; Christian thought underwent a powerful renewal; the population and economy grew. And in the midst of this constellation of change, one man - the Emperor Charles V - ruled a conglomeration of territory more extensive than that previously held by any ruler in European history. What can one person, given an inordinate amount of power by quirk of fate, achieve? How much freedom did he in fact have? Did it help him reach his objectives? What unwanted results ensued from his actions? The relationship between the will of an individual and the power of structures in times of such mutability is at the core of Blockman's enquiry. He b... (Lees verder)rings to the task a range of languages - without which it is scarcely possible to do justice to Charles's widespread, linguistically diverse imperium - a keen awareness of the most recent findings in modern scholarship, and the fruits of a professional lifetime's reflection.
Pagina's	193
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 17,50

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