The wealth of communities: war, resources and cooperation in the Renaissance Lombardy

"The early sixteenth century was a turbulent time for the Italian peninsula as competing centres of power struggled for political control. Nowhere was this more true than the area contested by Milan and Venice, an area constantly crossed and occupied by rival armies. Investigating the impact of...

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Beteilige Person: Di Tullio, Matteo (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Farnham [u.a.] Ashgate 2014
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Zusammenfassung:"The early sixteenth century was a turbulent time for the Italian peninsula as competing centres of power struggled for political control. Nowhere was this more true than the area contested by Milan and Venice, an area constantly crossed and occupied by rival armies. Investigating the impact of successive crises upon the inhabitants of the Po Valley, this book challenges many fundamental assumptions about the relationship between war and economic development and draws conclusion that have implications for early-modern Europe as a whole"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- A glocal history -- Waging war -- The wealth of communities -- Part one. Politicking -- Producing the territory -- Governing the place -- Part two. Managing resources -- Collecting resources -- Spending -- Redistributing -- Conclusions -- Statistical appendix
Umfang:XVI, 217 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9781472442468