The Italians Before Italy: Conflict and Competition in the Mediterranean | Teaching Company
"This course discusses the political, economic, and social worlds of the Italian city-states in the period from the Middle Ages to the loss of their autonomy in the later 16th century. This course includes some references to the status of certain Italian cities in antiquity and brief mention of their subsequent development from 1559 until the Risorgimento, the movement of Italian national unification in the 19th century. The focus is on the development of the institutions and structures that gave each independent state its essential character"--P. 1 of text.
The Italians Before Italy: Conflict and Competition in the Mediterranean |