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The fruit of liberty : political culture in the Florentine Renaissance, 1480-1550 /

In the sixteenth century, the city-state of Florence failed. In its place the Medicis created a principality, becoming first dukes of Florence and then grand dukes of Tuscany. The Fruit of Liberty analyzes the slow transformations that predated and facilitated the institutional shift from republic t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Nicholas Scott, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Colección:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the sixteenth century, the city-state of Florence failed. In its place the Medicis created a principality, becoming first dukes of Florence and then grand dukes of Tuscany. The Fruit of Liberty analyzes the slow transformations that predated and facilitated the institutional shift from republic to principality, from citizen to subject.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 368 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674726390
0674726391
Acceso:Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff.