Writing Cities: Exploring Early Modern Urban Discourse

by James S Amelang and James S. Amelang

Only one out of ten early modern Europeans lived in cities. Yet cities were crucial nodes, joining together producers and consumers, rulers and ruled, and believers in diverse faiths and futures. They also generated an enormous amount of writing, much of which focused on civic life itself. But despite its obvious importance, historians have paid surprisingly little attention to urban discourse; its forms, themes, emphases and silences all invite further...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9637326537
• ISBN13: 9789637326530
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher