| Description |
1 online resource (x, 216 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ideas in context ; 67
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Ideas in context ; 67.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The moral philosophy of Tudor colonisation; CHAPTER 3 The moral philosophy of Jacobean colonisation; CHAPTER 4 Rhetoric -- 'not the Words, but the Acts'; CHAPTER 5 Law and history; CHAPTER 6 The Machiavellian argument for colonial possession; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Humanism and America is the first major study of the impact of Renaissance humanism upon the English colonisation of America. Andrew Fitzmaurice conducts his analysis through an interdisciplinary examination of a broad spectrum of writings, ranging from the works of Thomas More to those of the Virginia Company. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Renaissance -- England.
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Renaissance. |
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England. |
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Humanism -- England.
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Humanism. |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fitzmaurice, Andrew. Humanism and America. Cambridge : UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2002031401 |
| ISBN |
0521822254 (hardback) |
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9780521822251 (hardback) |
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0511070438 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511070433 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511061978 (electronic book) |
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9780511061974 (electronic book) |
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