Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528: 958--1528 [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Epstein, Steven

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ISBN 10: 0807849928 ISBN 13: 9780807849927

Casa editrice: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2001

Riassunto

Set in the middle of the Italian Riviera, Genoa is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. But Genoa was also one of medieval Europe's major centers of trade and commerce. In Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528, Steven Epstein has written the first comprehensive history of the city that traces its transformation from an obscure port into the capital of a small but thriving republic with an extensive overseas empire. In a series of chronological chapters, Epstein bridges six centuries of medieval and Renaissance history by skillfully interweaving the four threads of political events, economic trends, social conditions, and cultural accomplishments. He provides considerable new evidence on social themes and also examines other subjects important to Genoa's development, such as religion, the Crusades, the city's long and combative relations with the Muslim world, the environment, and epidemic disease, giving this book a scope that encompasses the entire Mediterranean. Along with the nobles and merchants who governed the city, Epstein profiles the ordinary men and women of Genoa. Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528 displays the full richness and eclectic nature of the Genoese people during their most vibrant centuries.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Steven A. Epstein is professor of history at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His books include Wage Labor and Guilds in Medieval Europe and Speaking of Slavery: Color, Ethnicity, and Human Bondage in Italy.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of North Carolina Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0807849928
• ISBN 13: 9780807849927
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416