{"title":"Professor Joanne M. Ferraro","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Joanne M. Ferraro’s works explore the rich tapestry of history, with a particular focus on the Renaissance period and its broader global connections. Her writing offers insightful perspectives that deepen understanding of historical contexts, making complex themes accessible to both scholars and curious readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect carefully researched narratives that blend education and reference, providing clarity and depth to significant eras and their wider cultural impacts. Her books serve as valuable resources for those interested in historical studies and the intricate interplay between different world regions during transformative times.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-renaissance-and-the-wider-world-by-professor-joanne-m-ferraro-9781350158955","title":"The Renaissance and the Wider World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning historian Joanne M. Ferraro’s \u003ci\u003eThe Renaissance and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e skillfully surveys the economic, political, social, and cultural history of Europe for the period between 1250 and 1600.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book examines how the Renaissance manifested itself through developments in the high culture of art, architecture, philosophy, science, technology, and education, as well as material culture in the form of worldly goods and consumption patterns. Ferraro expertly shows how Renaissance high culture began in 13th-century Italy, with important ancient and medieval legacies and cultural infusions from China, North Africa, and Islam and, from the 16th century, the Ottomans and the Americas. She also examines some of the ways in which this Renaissance then impacted the rest of Europe, the Americas, and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th and 16th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVital and innovative themes that permeate the text’s discussions of science, art, architecture, philosophy, and technology are that:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eGlobal encounters helped shape the material, intellectual and artistic cultures of the age\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBoth women and men contributed significantly to the advances made\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe daily lives of ordinary men and women are fundamental to understanding this remarkable period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHighly illustrated and with valuable pedagogical features, such as timelines and a glossary, \u003ci\u003eThe Renaissance and the Wider World\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential guide to a European era of profound global importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600195043564,"sku":"9781350158955","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350158955-the-renaissance-and-the-wider-world.jpg?v=1777986577"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/professor-joanne-m-ferraro.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}