Family and Public Life in Brescia, 1580-1650: The Foundations of Power in the Venetian State

by Joanne M. Ferraro

Book Overview

This book focuses on the behavior of the ruling families of Brescia, a rich and strategically vital city under Venetian rule, during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. The first part of the book conceptualizes the civic leadership of Brescia, with a profile of its origins and a brief history of the process of aristocratization. Further, it examines the relationship between family structure and the local socio-political structures. Size,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521531179
• ISBN13: 9780521531177
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"