Society and Politics in Medieval Italy: The Evolution of the Civil Life, 1000–1350

✍ Scribed by J. K. Hyde (auth.)

Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Year: 1973
Tongue: English
Leaves: 258
Series: New Studies in Medieval History
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Introduction....Pages 1-9
The Social Foundations of Medieval Italy....Pages 10-37
The Emergence of the Communes....Pages 38-64
The Century of Growth, 1150–1250....Pages 65-93
The Consolidation of the Communes, 1150–1250....Pages 94-123
Politics in the Age of Dante....Pages 124-152
The Flowering of the Vita Civile....Pages 153-177
The End of an Era....Pages 178-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-229

✦ Subjects

History of Italy; History of Medieval Europe; Social History; Political History

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