Italy in the Central Middle Ages 1000-1300

Name: Italy in the Central Middle Ages 1000-1300
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ISBN: 9780199247042

ISBN-10: 0199247048

ISBN-13: 9780199247042

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David Abulafia

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The eleventh to the early fourteenth centuries saw a great transformation in the political, cultural and economic life of the Italian peninsula, marked by the rise of the autonomous city-states in the north and centre, the expansion of international trade, and the creation of a wealthy southern kingdom which reached the peak of its power in this period, before fragmenting in two in the late thirteenth century. It was also the period in which the various dialects that we now call the Italian language came into being, and in which Tuscan in particular became the vehicle for impressive literary innovation. Presenting a rounded view of Italy at a time when it was the most dynamic region in…

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List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/6/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.858



Introduction



Eddie Coleman: Cities and Communes



Hiroshi Takayama: Law and Monarchy



Brenda Bolton: Papal Italy



Trevor Dean: The Signori



Marco Tangheroni: Trade and Navigation



Steven Epstein: The Family



Duane Osheim: Rural Italy



Patricia Skinner: Material Life



Alberto Varvaro: Language and Culture



David Abulafia: The Italian Other: Greeks, Muslims and Jews



Marco Tangheroni: Sardinia and Italy



Conclusion


Chronology


Bibliography


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