Emergence of a Bureaucracy: The Florentine Patricians, 1530-1790

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Emergence of a Bureaucracy: The Florentine Patricians, 1530-1790
Authors and Contributors      By (author) R. Burr Litchfield
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:432
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691610030
ClassificationsDewey:320.94551
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Burr Litchfield traces the development of the patrician elite of Florence from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, the growth of a bureaucratic state in Tuscany during this period, and the changing relationship of the patricians to the state apparatus. His discussion of this largely neglected period of Italian history shows that the eli