Italy in the age of the Renaissance 1300-1550 (Oxford University Press, 2004)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-295) and index
Introduction: Italy and the Renaissance / John M. Najemy -- Education and the emergence of a literate society / Robert Black -- Humanism and the lure of antiquity / Carol Everhart Quillen -- Religion and the Church / David S. Peterson -- Family and marriage: a socio-legal perspective / Julius Kirshner -- Bodies, disease, and society / Diane Owen Hughes -- The economy: work and wealth / Franco Franceschi -- The popolo / Andrea Zorzi -- The power of the elites: family, patronage, and the state / Dale Kent -- Governments and governance / John M. Najemy -- The South / David Abulafia -- Representations of power / Edward Muir -- Rethinking the Renaissance in the aftermath of Italy's crisis / Alison Brown
"The twelve essays in this volume present an introduction to Italian Renaissance society, intellectual history, and politics"--Provided by publisher