Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528

by Steven A. Epstein

Book Overview

Set in the middle of the Italian Riviera, Genoa is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. But Genoa was also one of medieval Europe's major centers of trade and commerce. In Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528, Steven Epstein has written the first comprehensive history of the city that traces its transformation from an obscure port into the capital of a small but thriving republic with an extensive overseas empire. In a series...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807849928
• ISBN13: 9780807849927
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary