Cavalieri E Cittadini. Guerra, Conflitti E Società Nell'italia Comunale by Jean-Claude Maire Vigueur

Guerra, conflitti e società nell'Italia comunale

An incisive analysis of how endemic warfare shaped the political institutions, social hierarchies, and everyday life of Italian communes between the 12th and 13th centuries. It traces the central role of knightly elites in urban militias and governance, the mounting tensions with the popolo, and the fiscal, legal, and military innovations prompted by continual inter-communal wars and internal factional strife. The study shows how conflict forged new notions of citizenship and authority—consuls, podestà, and civic militias—while gradually broadening participation beyond traditional aristocracies.