Ambition, a history [electronic resource] : from vice to virtue / William Casey King.
2013
E162 .K59 2013eb
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Title
Ambition, a history [electronic resource] : from vice to virtue / William Casey King.
Author
King, Casey (William Casey)
ISBN
9780300182804
9780300189841 (electronic book)
9780300189841 (electronic book)
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
vii, 248 p. : ill.
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E162 .K59 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
973
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
From Vice to Christian Sin
Ambition as Sin in Early Modern English Culture : Perilous Acts of Self-Elevation, Subversive Acts of Self-Negation
The Plague and Countervailing Passions
Harnessing Ambition in the Age of Exploration
Epilogue.
Ambition as Sin in Early Modern English Culture : Perilous Acts of Self-Elevation, Subversive Acts of Self-Negation
The Plague and Countervailing Passions
Harnessing Ambition in the Age of Exploration
Epilogue.