{"title":"Dror Wahrman","description":"\u003cp\u003eDror Wahrman's works delve into the intricate intersections of history, culture, and art, offering readers profound insights into the past's hidden narratives. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eInvisible Hands\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Throne of the Great Mogul in Dresden\u003c\/em\u003e, explore the cultural currents shaping historical events and artistic expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect thoughtful examinations that challenge conventional perspectives, blending meticulous research with a keen eye for the subtle forces driving historical change. This collection is ideal for those drawn to rich, nuanced explorations of \u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside the broader sweep of \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"invisible-hands-by-dror-wahrman-9780226824048","title":"Invisible Hands","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA synthesis of eighteenth-century intellectual and cultural developments that offers an original explanation of how Enlightenment thought grappled with the problem of divine agency.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is the world orderly, and how does this order come to be? Human beings inhabit a multitude of apparently ordered systems—natural, social, political, economic, cognitive, and others—whose origins and purposes are often obscure. In the eighteenth century, older certainties about such orders, rooted in either divine providence or the mechanical operations of nature, began to fall away. In their place arose a new appreciation for the complexity of things, a new recognition of the world’s disorder and randomness, new doubts about simple relations of cause and effect—but with them also a new ability to imagine the world’s orders, whether natural or manmade, as \u003ci\u003eself-organizing\u003c\/i\u003e. If large systems are left to their own devices, eighteenth-century Europeans increasingly came to believe, order will emerge on its own without any need for external design or direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInvisible Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Sheehan and Dror Wahrman trace the many appearances of the language of self-organization in the eighteenth-century West. Across an array of domains, including religion, society, philosophy, science, politics, economy, and law, they show how and why this way of thinking came into the public view, then grew in prominence and arrived at the threshold of the nineteenth century in versatile, multifarious, and often surprising forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering a new synthesis of intellectual and cultural developments, \u003ci\u003eInvisible Hands\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark contribution to the history of the Enlightenment and eighteenth-century culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000653037804,"sku":"9780226824048","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20468763482268.jpg?v=1763293997"},{"product_id":"the-throne-of-the-great-mogul-in-dresden-by-dror-wahrman-9780300251937","title":"The Throne of the Great Mogul in Dresden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterful deciphering of an extraordinary art object, illuminating some of the biggest questions of the eighteenth century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Throne of the Great Mogul\u003c\/i\u003e (1701–8) is a unique work of European decorative art: an intricate miniature of the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb depicted during the emperor’s birthday celebrations. It was created by the jeweler Johann Melchior Dinglinger in Dresden and purchased by the Saxon prince Augustus the Strong for an enormous sum. Constructed like a theatrical set made of gold, silver, thousands of gemstones, and amazing enamel work, it consists of 164 pieces that together tell a detailed story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy did Dinglinger invest so much time and effort in making this piece? Why did Augustus, in the midst of a political and financial crisis, purchase it? And why did the jeweler secrete in it messages wholly unrelated to the prince or to the Great Mogul?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn answering these questions, Dror Wahrman, while shifting scales from microhistory to global history, opens a window onto major historical themes of the period: the nature of European absolutism, the princely politics of the Holy Roman Empire, the changing meaning of art in the West, the surprising emergence of a cross-continental lexicon of rulership shared across the Eastern Hemisphere, and the enactment in jewels and gold of quirky contemporary theories about the global history of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433064415468,"sku":"9780300251937","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300251937.jpg?v=1774765651"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/dror-wahrman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}