The politics of exile in Renaissance Italy / Christine Shaw.

This book provides the first systematic analysis of the role of exiles in the political life of fifteenth-century Italy. It also provides fresh perspectives on the nature and power of governments during this period, and on ideas about the legitimacy of political authority and political action.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Shaw, Christine (Italian Renaissance historian)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series:Cambridge studies in Italian history and culture.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: The wheel of fortune; Chapter 1 Into exile; Chapter 2 The justice of exile; Chapter 3 Places of exile; Chapter 4 Life in exile; Chapter 5 Keeping track; Chapter 6 Finding friends; Chapter 7 Going home; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture.