Feuds and State Formation, 1550-1700: The Backcountry of the Republic of Genoa

by Osvaldo Raggio

Book Overview

1. Introduction.- 2. Local practices and state authority: reflections on the criminal policy of the Genoese oligarchy.- 3. A local universe and its horizons.- 4. The land and residential patterns.- 5. In the Fontanabuona: forms of social exchange and kin group relations.- 6. Circuits of exchange.- 7. The construction of social reality.- 8. Events and political narratives.- 9. Bandits.- 10. Politics within kin groups (1565-1665).- Appendices.- Index...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030068889
• ISBN13: 9783030068882
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"