{"product_id":"the-italian-cityrepublics-9780367673253","title":"The Italian CityRepublics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eThe Italian City Republics \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates how, from the eleventh century onwards, many Italian towns achieved independence as political entities, unhindered by any centralising power. Until the fourteenth century, when the regimes of individual tyrants' took over in most towns, these communes were the scene of a precocious, and very well-documented, experiment in republican self-government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, Trevor Dean has expanded the book's treatment of women and gender, the early history of the communes and the lives of non-élites. Focusing on the typical medium-sized towns rather than the better-known cities, the authors draw on a rich variety of contemporary material, both documentary and literary, to portray the world of the communes, illustrating the patriotism and public spirit as well as the equally characteristic factional strife which was to tear them apart. Discussion of the artistic and social lives of the inhabitants shows\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The legacy of power 2. The population 3. Government 4. Town and country 5. External relations 6. Civic spirit and the visual arts 7. Internal divisions 8. The failure of the republics 9. The historiography of the city-republics\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018012459351,"sku":"9780367673253","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367673253.jpg?v=1750775359","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-italian-cityrepublics-9780367673253","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}