Crime, Society and the Law in Renaissance Italy

Hardback

Main Details

Title Crime, Society and the Law in Renaissance Italy
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Trevor Dean
Edited by K. J. P. Lowe
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 157
Category/GenreWorld history - c 500 to C 1500
ISBN/Barcode 9780521411028
ClassificationsDewey:364.945
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 14 April 1994
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume puts crime and disorder in Renaissance Italy firmly in its political and social context. The contributors include English, Italian, American and Australian scholars. The volume focuses on new material and addresses all stages in the judicial process from the drafting of laws to the rounding up of bandits. The articles range geographically across most of the peninsula. This is the only single-volume treatment available on the subject in English.

Reviews

"The diversity of approaches and the variations in geographical and chronological focus give this volume considerable richness and strength." The Sixteenth Century Journal "There is incorporated here a wealth of new ideas...the Dean/Lowe work is a mine of new thinking about Renaissance crime as well as methodology...While representing still another in the myriad of recent studies of crime in history, this work is proof that something useful, even intriguing, can be distilled from even a well-worked topic." Albert J. Schmidt "...A welcome addition to the scholary understanding of the various permutations and developments of late medieval and early modern marriage." Religious Studies Review