Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy

The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse

AvG. Alfani

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien Early Modern History: Society and Culture

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Italy faced a number of catastrophes in the long sixteenth century. This economic and demographic history follows the consequences of these catastrophes - the action of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse - War, Famine and Plague, all followed by Death.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:346 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Early Modern History: Society and Culture
Antal sidor:257
Upplaga:2013
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349450275

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Guido Alfani is Associate Professor at Bocconi University, Italy, and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is chief editor of the journal Popolazione e Storia. An economic and social historian and an historical demographer, he published extensively on Early Modern Italy, specialising in social alliance systems (particularly godparenthood), in the history of epidemics and famines, and in economic inequality.

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Introduction 1. War 2. Famine 3. Plague 4. Winners and Losers 5. Population and the Economy: Underlying Trends Conclusion: Towards the Seventeenth Century Appendix Bibliography Index