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1. 1. The Italian City Republics

   

   An accessible survey of how medieval and early modern Italian cities grew into distinctive republican polities, tracing their origins in communal movements, the variety of governmental forms from popular councils to oligarchic regimes, and the social, economic and legal institutions that sustained civic life. It examines the everyday practices, rituals and conflicts that shaped urban identities, the role of commerce, warfare and diplomacy in a crowded Italian political landscape, and the tensions between republican ideals and elite rule. The book situates the city-republics' achievements and vulnerabilities within broader processes—internal factionalism, external intervention and state-building—that eventually reshaped Italy's political map.