| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) : maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Note on Usage; Introduction; 1. Europe in AD 1000; I. Urban revival; II. The communal tradition; III. The Mediterranean cities; IV. The age of church reform; 2. The rise of the communes, 1000-1150; I. The early Italian communes; II. Diocese and county; III. Territorial expansion; IV. Cities and rural lords; V. Communal instability; 3. Cities and their adversaries, 1150-1300; I. Empire and papacy; II. The Lombard leagues; III. Podestà and popolo; IV. The foundation of new towns; V. The emancipation of serfs; VI. The rise of the signoria |
| Summary |
No detailed comparison of the city-state in medieval Europe has been undertaken over the last century. Research has concentrated on the role of city-states and their republican polities as harbingers of the modern state, or else on their artistic and cultural achievements, above all in Italy. Much less attention has been devoted to the cities' territorial expansion: why, how, and with what consequences cities in the urban belt, stretching from central and northern Italy over theAlps to Switzerland, Germany, and the low countries, succeeded (or failed) in constructing sovereign polities, with o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
City-states -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
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City-states -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
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Cities and towns, Medieval -- Europe -- History
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Cities and towns, Medieval
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City-states
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Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
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Europe -- History -- 1492-1648.
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191624360 |
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0191624365 |
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1280594470 |
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9781280594472 |
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