Geoffrey Symcox: 4 books
by Geoffrey Symcox
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
The first treatise ever written on the sociology of cities, On the Causes of the Greatness and Magnificence of Cities (1588) marked a radical departure from previous literature on urban centres. It provided a revolutionary analysis of how cities function, and of the political, economic, demographic...
Acculturation and Its Discontents
The Italian Jewish Experience Between Exclusion and Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2008
Exploring the fascinating cross-cultural influences between Jews and Christians in Italy from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, Acculturation and Its Discontents assembles essays by leading historians, literary scholars, and musicologists to present a well-rounded history of Italian Jewry.
The...
Braudel Revisited
The Mediterranean World 1600-1800
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Fernand Braudel (1912-1985), was a leading French historian and author of, among other books, the groundbreaking The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II (1949). One of the founders of the Annales School in France, Braudel insisted on treating the Mediterranean region...
The Crisis of French Sea Power, 1688–1697
From the Guerre d’Escadre to the Guerre de Course
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The French navy that fought in the Nine Years War was essentially Colbert's creation. Earlier in the century Richelieu had given France the beginnings of a navy: ships, ports, a corps of officers and an administra tive structure. But most of his work was undone by neglect in the years after his...