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History of the Latin and Teutonic nations (1494 to 1514)

History of the Latin and Teutonic nations (1494 to 1514)

Ranke, Leopold Von

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353703174
ISBN13: 9789353703172
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 484
Weight: 1.34
Height: 1.08 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Europe turns on a knife-edge. Armies cross the Alps, and the balance of power is rewritten. In History of the Latin and Teutonic Nations (1494 to 1514), Leopold von Ranke follows the shockwaves set off by the French invasion of Italy and the first Italian Wars history, when Renaissance courts, Holy Roman Empire politics, and papacy and Italian politics collided. Power moves; borders change overnight. With Ranke's famed precision, the narrative maps alliances, rivalries, and the hard arithmetic of Italian renaissance diplomacy, linking renaissance Italy and France to the wider story of early modern Europe 1500s. It reads with the sweep of a renaissance history book, yet holds up as a clear college European history text for anyone who wants the period's actors and motives set in sharp relief. Ranke helped define modern historical writing, and this work remains a cornerstone of historiography research resource: careful about evidence, attentive to statecraft, and alert to the forces shaping nations. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A complete unabridged edition presented as an annotated scholarly edition, it rewards the casual reader drawn to dynastic drama as much as the classic-history collector seeking a dependable Italian Wars history reference. Ideal for seminar reading, for travellers tracing city-states, or for anyone building a library of early modern statecraft, it brings Ranke's Europe into vivid, readable focus again today for all.

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