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Civic Politics in the Rome of Urban VIII
Hardback
Main Details
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Civic Politics in the Rome of Urban VIII
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Laurie Nussdorfer
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | Roman Catholicism and Roman Catholic churches |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691656359
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| Classifications | Dewey:352.045632 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
23 April 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In this colorful depiction of daily political life in Baroque Rome, Laurie Nussdorfer argues that the lay persons managed to sustain a civic government under the increased papal absolutism of Urban VIII (1623-1644), who oversaw both sacred and secular life. Focusing on the S.P.Q.R. (the Senate and the Roman People), which was ministered from the ca
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