Early modern Italy, 1550-1800 : three seasons in European history
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Early modern Italy, 1550-1800 : three seasons in European history
(European studies series)
Macmillan, 2000
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
A comprehensive introductory survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Italy. This text covers all aspects of life during this long, widely neglected period: the family, the Republics, the economy, the plague, philosophy and justice are among the topics which offer a vivid picture of the so-called "forgotten centuries" of Italian history. Compressed into a digestable format, Hanlon's study should provide students with a useful synthesis of this crucial era.
Table of Contents
Introduction Italy circa 1700: A Geographical Expression Family and Sociability The Renaissance Origins of Modern Italy From Communes to Principalities Spanish Regimes in Italy The Great City-economies, to 1620 Feeding the Cities Traditional Catholicism and its Persistence The Tridentine Church The Rebirth of Rome Bella Figura: The Baroque Era Aristocracy Italy and Islam in the Mediterranean Fifty Years of War (1610-1659) Economic Collapse Rural Crisis (1630-1740) Epidemics and Assistance Philosophy and Science (1550-1700) Venice: Twilight of Empire The Piedmontese Absolutist State Italy as a Great Power Pawn (1660-1760) Justice, Order and Social Control The Italian Enlightenment An Equivocal Recovery Absolutist Reforms in Bourbon Italy The Habsburg Revolutions in Northern Italy Conclusion Glossary Index
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