Water and society in early medieval Italy : AD 400-1000 /

This 1998 book offers an original discussion of an element - water - and its relationship with people. In particular it shows how early medieval Italian societies coped with the problems of having too much or too little water, and analyses their use of it. Such treatment illuminates the workings bot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Squatriti, Paolo, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Temas:
500-1500
Water-supply > Italy > History.
Social history > Medieval, 500-1500.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Italie > Histoire.
Histoire sociale > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Social history > Medieval
Water-supply
Watervoorziening.
Italy
Italië
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Water for everyday use
  • 2. Water, baths, and corporeal washing
  • 3. The wet and the dry: water in agriculture
  • 4. Water, fish, and fishing
  • 5. Water and milling in early medieval Italy
  • 6. Conclusion: the hydrological cycle in the early Middle Ages.

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