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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452277403321

Autore

Waley Daniel Philip

Titolo

The Italian city-republics / / Daniel Waley and Trevor Dean

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-317-86446-8

1-315-83430-8

1-4058-5900-8

1-317-86447-6

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 235 p., [8] p. of plates ) : ill., maps

Altri autori (Persone)

DeanTrevor

Disciplina

945/.05

Soggetti

Cities and towns, Medieval - Italy - History

City-states - Italy - History

Electronic books.

Italy History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2010 by Pearson Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction 1 The legacy of power Economic changes The nascent commune 2 The population Status and occupation Growth of the town New categories and class feeling 3 Government Origins of the commune Institutions The podesta Other officials Administration Church and state The presuppositions of government Citizenship 4 Town and country The contado Administration of the contado Immigration from the contado Tenurial change in the countryside The liberation of the serfs The feudal nobility 5 External relations The role of Empire and Papacy The conduct of diplomacy Military organization Patriotism 6 Civic spirit and the visual arts Palaces and piazzas Walls Fountains Church-building Town-planning Painting the city 7 Internal divisions Nobles and magnates The Popolo Other private city organizations Guelfs and Ghibellines The ideal of concord 8 The failure of the republics Feudal power The triumph of the Signoria 9 The historiography of the City-Republics Notes and references Bibliography Historical Gazetteer Index

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook provides a useful introduction to Italian city republics, and includes a chronological gazetteer of the major cities and towns, a



chapter on the historiography of the subject, and a full bibliography.