Medieval City State - An Essay on Tyranny and Federation in the Later Middle Ages

Informationen zum Autor Clarke, M.V. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1926, this study looks at problems that can arise with local power and whether countries such as Italy, Germany and Switzerland benefited or were harmed by their government type. This title will be of interest to students of history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; Part One: Problems of Internal Government ; 2. Urban Economy 3. The Patriciate 4. The Struggle Against the Patriciate 5. The Rise of Tyranny in Italy; Part Two: The Struggle for Survival ; 6. Federation and Defence in Italy 7. Federation and Defence in Germany 8. The Swiss Confederation of Cities and Cantons; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: M.V. Clarke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2015
• EAN: 9781138186217
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18621-7
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Europe, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Medieval History, Political structure & processes, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Political science and theory, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Political structure and processes, BCE period – Protohistory