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Book SynopsisEmilio Sereni's classic work is now available in an English language edition. History of the Italian Agricultural Landscape is a synthesis of the agricultural history of Italy in its economic, social, and ecological context, from antiquity to the mid-twentieth century. From his perspective in the Italian tradition of cultural Marxism, Sereni guides
Trade Review"Emilio Sereni is without any doubt one of the towering figures in Italian culture of this century, as the variety of his interests, sterling erudition and lucid intelligence readily attest ... This book, even at a distance of almost fifty years from its original publication, retains an extraordinary freshness ... this book still constitutes a font of fertile reflections."--Journal of Modern Italian Studies
Table of ContentsList of Plates and FiguresForeword to the SeriesIntroduction to the English TranslationPreface3INatural Landscape and Agricultural Landscape15IIAncient Italy19IIIThe Early Middle Ages and the Feudal Era51IVThe Age of the Communes87VThe Age of the Renaissance117VIThe Age of the Counter-Reformation and Foreign Domination185VIIThe Age of Enlightened Despotism and Reforms225VIIIThe Age of the Risorgimento259IXItalian Unification289XAn Agricultural Panorama of Contemporary Italy347Glossary381Index385
