This book is a collection of seven essays with an introduction by the editor. The contributions propose first-hand studies of some of the less researched aspects of the history of the Italian communes: the practices of conflict, vendetta and pacification. The variety of different ways of resolving conflicts brought to light by the studies for the various civic and rural contexts (Mantua, Parma, Pisa, Lucca, Florence and the Valdinievole), between the beginning of the thirteenth and the mid fourteenth century, indicate how normal such social relations were, the widespread nature of the feud and the legitimisation and centrality of the culture of the vendetta within the political arena of the commune. The book hence offers a precious contribution for a review of the prevalent narration of the vendetta in late mediaeval Italian society.
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Book Title
Conflitti, paci e vendette nell'Italia comunale
Editors
Andrea Zorzi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
238
Publication Year
2009
Copyright Information
© 2009 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-117-5
ISBN Print
978-88-8453-445-3
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-117-5
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-919-2
Series Title
Reti Medievali E-Book
Series ISSN
2704-6362
Series E-ISSN
2704-6079