How Not to Save the World by Anthea Lawson

How Not to Save the World by Anthea Lawson

The Italian Renaissance has been studied above all as a cultural phenomenon related to the 15th-century rediscovery of ancient philosophy, literature, and art. The present volume significantly recalibrates that view, looking at the humanist concept of 'rebirth' in relation to the Christian belief in resurrection. Many of the articles deal specifically with the most explicit expression of this ideal equation, Leon Battista Alberti's evocation of Christ's Sepulchre in the Florentine church of San Pancrazio, a masterpiece in which the 'new life' given to classical architecture, becomes a visual metaphor for the Easter event. This association of ideas, operative in numerous other Florentine works, offers modern students a hermeneutical key reflective of 15th-century church history.

'A wise, rich and crucial book, which is helping me to do better, and will help many others' —George Monbiot

Anthea Lawson has fought for many issues over three decades including controls on the arms trade and an end to the financial secrecy offered by tax havens. She helped launch a campaign for transparency over company ownership which resulted in changes to the law in dozens of countries. After training as a journalist at The Times, she worked for campaign groups including Global Witness and Amnesty International.

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ISBN 13	9781836431756
ISBN 10	1836431759
Title	How Not to Save the World
Author	Anthea Lawson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oneworld Publications
Year published	2026-06-04
Number of pages	352
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