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Tuscany in the age of empire /
"The Renaissance was also the beginning of the Age of Empires, yet the Grand Duchy of Tuscany failed to secure overseas colonies. How did Tuscany retain its place in European affairs and intellectual life? Brian Brege explores the shrewd diplomatic moves and domestic investments that safeguarde...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2021.
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| Series: | I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Parasitism and symbiosis
- Finance and the Spanish alliance
- Cooperative empire
- The Northern European alternative
- Part II. A global Tuscany
- The uses of access
- The shadow capital
- Part III. The tail wags the dog
- The Tuscans in North Africa
- The plot to destroy the Ottoman Empire
- Persian dreams.