Feuds and State Formation, 1550–1700: The Backcountry of the Republic of Genoa by Osvaldo Raggio
English | 2018 | 329 Pages | ISBN : 3319946420 | PDF | 3 MB
English | 2018 | 329 Pages | ISBN : 3319946420 | PDF | 3 MB
This book re-evaluates the role of local agency and provides a new perspective to the political, social and cultural history of state formation, taking a microhistorical approach and through close analysis of archival sources between 1550 to 1700. The backcountry of the Republic of Genoa is a laboratory for gauging the weight and significance of two elements which, according to Charles Tilly and other scholars, have characterized the construction of the modern state: judicial