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Discusses the social and economic development of Italy
Frontmatter
Acknowledgements (page vii)
Chronological Table (page ix)
Introduction (page 1)
1. The Roman Legacy (page 9)
2. The Kingdom of Italy, 568-875; Survival and Consolidation in the North (page 28)
3. Romans, Lombards, Franks and Byzantines (page 64)
4. Cities and the Countryside (page 80)
5. Solidarity, Hierarchy and Law (page 115)
6. The South (page 146)
7. The Failure of the State (page 168)
Bibliographies (page 194)
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