The culture and politics of regime change in Italy, c.1494-c.1559 /
This volume offers the first comprehensive survey of regime change in Italy in the period c.1494-c.1559. Far from being a purely modern phenomenon, regime change was a common feature of life in Renaissance Italy, no more so than during the Italian Wars (1494-1559). During those turbulent years, gove...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2023].
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| Series: | Routledge research in early modern history.
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| Summary: | This volume offers the first comprehensive survey of regime change in Italy in the period c.1494-c.1559. Far from being a purely modern phenomenon, regime change was a common feature of life in Renaissance Italy, no more so than during the Italian Wars (1494-1559). During those turbulent years, governments rose and fell with dizzying regularity. Some changes of regime were peaceful, while others were more violent. But whenever a new regiment took power, old social tensions were laid bare and new challenges emerged, any of which could easily threaten its survival. This provoked a variety of responses, both from newly established regimes and from their opponents. Constitutional reforms were proposed and enacted, civic rituals were developed, works of art were commissioned, literary works were penned and occasionally, aspects of material culture were pressed into service, as well. Comparative in approach and broad in scope, it offers a provocative new view of the diverse political, culture and economic factors which ensured the survival (or demise) of regimes, not only in 'major' polities like Florence, Rome and Venice, but also in less-well studied regions like Savoy. This book will appeal to researchers and students alike interested in cultural, military and political history. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781032057552 1032057556 9781032057583 1032057580 |