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Early Modern Italy: A Social History
Contributor(s): Black, Christopher (Author)

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 ISBN: 0415109353     ISBN-13: 9780415109352
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $152.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2000
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Annotation: "Early Modern Italy: A Social History" is a fascinating examination of society in Italy from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries - from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. During this period Italy was not a coherent political unit, being divided into many different kinds of states. Particularly apparent was the deep North-South divide economically, socially and linguistically. This book is crucial to the understanding of the diversity, conflicts and incompatibilities from the past that still affect the stability and fragility of united Italy today.
"Early Modern Italy" covers the whole of the Italian peninsula from the Venetian Republic, Milan, Florence and the Kingdom of Naples to the rural Italy of Calabria and Campagna. It covers a multitude of themes, including:
* the effect of geography and population on society
* the relationship between urban and rural Italy
* land systems, agriculture and rural communities
* urban society from professionals and artisans to peddlers and prostitutes
* the family and household
* the church and religious life.

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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - General
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 306.094
LCCN: 00055333
Series: Social History Society (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.32" W x 9.48" L (1.25 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Italy
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps
 
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Early Modern Italy is a fascinating survey of society in Italy from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries - the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. Covering the whole of the Peninsula from the Venetian Republic, to Florence, through to Naples it shows how the huge economic, cultural and social divides of the period still affect the stability of present day united Italy.
This is an essential guide to one of the most vibrant yet tempestuous periods of Italian history.
 
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