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The Perfection of Nature: Animals, Breeding, and Race in the Renaissance

by Mackenzie Cooley

A deep history of how Renaissance Italy and the Spanish empire were shaped by a lingering fascination with breeding. The Renaissance is celebrated for the belief that individuals could fashion themselves to greatness, but there is a dark undercurrent to this fêted era of history.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780226822266