Urban politics in early modern Europe / Christopher R. Friedrichs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedrichs, Christopher R., 1947-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Historical connections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal government--Europe--History--16th century.

Municipal government.

Municipal government--Europe--History--17th century.

Municipal government--Europe--History--18th century.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiv, 87 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

"Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe" is an important survey of the complex relationships between urban politics, and regional and national politics in Europe from 1500 to 1789. In an era when the national state was far less developed than today, crucial decisions about economic, religious and social policy were often settled at municipal level. Cities were frequently the scenes of sudden tensions or bitter conflicts between ordinary citizens and the urban elites, and the threat of civic unrest was a key to the political dynamics of early modern cities. With vivid descriptions of events in cities in Central Europe, England, France, Italy and Spain, this book outlines the forms of political interaction in the early modern city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [74]-79) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0415229855

0415114799

OCLC:

42717038