Italian Renaissance State

Informationen zum Autor Andrea Gamberini is Professore Aggregato of the Social and Economic History of the Middle Ages at the University of Milan. Isabella Lazzarini is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Molise. Klappentext A magisterial account of Renaissance Italy's political history and its contribution to the evolution of a European political identity. Zusammenfassung This magisterial study offers a revised account of the complex political history of Renaissance Italy. Its team of leading international scholars reinvigorates the place of politics in Renaissance historiography! identifying the period as a pivotal moment in the history of the state in Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Andrea Gamberini and Isabella Lazzarini; Part I. The Italian States: 1. The Kingdom of Sicily Fabrizio Titone; 2. The Kingdom of Naples Francesco Senatore; 3. The Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica Olivetta Schena; 4. The papal state Sandro Carocci; 5. Tuscan states: Florence and Siena Lorenzo Tanzini; 6. Ferrara and Mantua Trevor Dean; 7. Venice and the Terraferma Michael Knapton; 8. Lombardy under the Visconti and the Sforza Federico Del Tredici; 9. The feudal principalities: the west (Monferrato, Saluzzo, Savoy, Savoy-Acaia) Alessandro Barbero; 10. The feudal principalities: the east (Trent, Bressanone/Brixen, Aquileia, Tyrol and Gorizia) Marco Bellabarba; 11. Genoa, Christine Shaw; Part II. Themes and Perspectives: 12. The collapse of city-states and the role of urban centres in the new political geography of Renaissance Italy Francesco Somaini; 13. The rural communities Massimo Della Misericordia; 14. Lordships, fiefs 'small states' Federica Cengarle; 15. Factions and parties: problems and perspectives Marco Gentile; 16. State, orders and social distinction E. Igor Mineo; 17. Women and the state Serena Ferente; 18. Offices and officials Guido Castelnuovo; 19. Public written records Gian Maria Varanini; 20. The language of politics and the process of statebuilding: approaches and interpretations Andrea Gamberini; 21. Renaissance diplomacy Isabella Lazzarini; 22. Regional states and economic development Franco Franceschi and Luca Molà; 23. The papacy and the Italian states Giorgio Chittolini; 24. Justice Andrea Zorzi; Bibliography....

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• Authors: Andrea (Universit... Degli Studi DI Mil Gamberini, Andrea (Universita Degli Studi DI Milan Gamberini, Andrea Lazzarini Gamberini
• Assisted by: Andrea Gamberini (Editor), Gamberini Andrea (Editor), Isabella Lazzarini (Editor), Lazzarini Isabella (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107010123
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01012-3
• No. of pages: 650
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Italy, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, European history: medieval period, middle ages