| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Series |
Microhistories Ser |
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Microhistories Ser
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| Contents |
Making community : confrarie and social bodies -- The sacred and the creation of space -- Separate lands -- Transit -- Possession and fiscality -- Claims and oblivion -- Tourism and common uses -- The production of locality today |
| Summary |
"Places is a microhistory study of village settlements in early modern Northwest Italy that aims to expand the notion of place to include the process of producing a locality; that is, the production of native local subjects through practices, rituals and other forms of collective action. Undertaking a micro-analytical approach, the book examines the customs and practices associated with typically fragmented and polycentric Italian village settlements to analyze the territorial tensions between various segments of a village and its neighbors. The microspatial analysis reveals how these tensions are the expressions of conflictual relationships between lay, ecclesiastical and charitable bodies culminating in a 'culture of fragmentation' that impacts local economic and political practices. Places traces how the production of locality survived throughout the 19th and 20th century and is still observed today. In this light, the study of practices and policies of locality over time that this book undertakes is an essential tool to better understand the nature and role of these social bonds in today's society. Archival records and the methods for approaching this source material are included within the text, making it an accessible and invaluable book for students and teachers of social and cultural history"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Villages -- Italy, Northern -- Social life and customs
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Villages -- Italy, Northern -- Social conditions
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Villages -- Italy, Northern -- History
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Community organization -- Italy, Northern -- History
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Jurisdiction -- Italy, Northern -- History
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Community organization
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Jurisdiction
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Villages
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Villages -- Social conditions
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Villages -- Social life and customs
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Northern Italy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429854811 |
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0429854811 |
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