Venice and Amsterdam by Peter Burke (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
Published in a thoroughly revised second edition, Venice and Amsterdam is a comparative history of the elites of these two major cities in early modern Europe.
Venice and Amsterdam
Venice and Amsterdam
Summary
A work of comparative history which examines the elites or ruling groups of two major cities in early modern Europe. Focusing on the lives of 563 individuals - the procuratori di San Marco in Venice and the aldermen and burgomasters of Amsterdam - the author examines the ways in which the elites recruited themselves, their wealth and their power.
Venice and Amsterdam Summary
Venice and Amsterdam Reviews
'His book is most enjoyable and should appeal not only to the historian but to the interested visitor of these two beautiful cities.' The Guardian
About Peter Burke (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
Peter Burke is Reader in Cultural History and Fellow of Emmanuel College, at the University of Cambridge. A sucessful author, his pblished works include The Art of Conversation (Polity, 1993), and The Italian Renaissance (Polity, 1987).
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations viii
Acknowledgements x
Introduction to the Second Edition xii
Abbreviations xxvi
1 The Study of Elites 1
2 Structure 11
3 Political Functions 32
4 Economic Base
5 Style of Life
6 Training 84
7 Attitudes and Values 94
8 Patronage of the Arts 111
9 From Entrepreneurs to Rentiers 125
Appendix: The Investments of the Amsterdam Elite 140
Bibliography 142
Index 162
Additional information
GOR013697372
9780745613246
0745613241
Venice and Amsterdam by Peter Burke (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
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Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
1994-08-27
200
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