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Venice's most loyal city : civic identity in Renaissance Brescia / Stephen D. Bowd.

Author/creator Bowd, Stephen D.
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Descriptionxii, 359 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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Subject(s)
Renaissance--Italy --Brescia.
City and town life--Italy --Brescia --History.
Group identity--Italy --Brescia --History.
Political culture--Italy --Brescia --History.
Brescia (Italy)--Relations --Italy --Venice.
Venice (Italy)--Relations --Italy --Brescia.
Brescia (Italy)--Social life and customs.
Brescia (Italy)--Politics and government.
Venice (Italy)--History --697-1508.
Venice (Italy)--History --1508-1797.
Series I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history.
Contents Pt. 1. Myth and history. Regional states and civic identity ; The myths of Brescia -- Pt. 2. Politics. Privilege, power, and politics ; Forming an urban oligarchy -- Pt. 3. Religion, ritual, and civic identity. Space, ritual, and identity ; Civic religion and reform ; Puritanism and the social order -- Pt. 4. Cooperation and conflict. A funerary fracas ; Jewish life ; Witches -- Pt. 5. Crisis and recovery. Disloyal Brescia ; Venice and the recovery of power.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010010601
ISBN9780674051201 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674051203 (alk. paper)

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