Venice and Amsterdam: A Study of Seventeenth-Century Elites - Couverture souple

Burke, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745613241 ISBN 13 : 9780745613246

Editeur : Polity Press, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Burke Peter

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Venice and Amsterdam is a work of comparative history which examines the elites or ruling groups of two major cities in early modern Europe. By describing these elites and their similarities and differences, Burke is able to illuminate the societies which gave rise to them and to analyze some of the broader changes which were taking place in the course of the seventeenth century.

Focusing on the lives of 563 individuals – the procuratori di San Marco in Venice and the aldermen and burgomasters of Amsterdam – Burke examines the ways in which the elites recruited themselves, their wealth and their power; he describes their life–styles, their attitudes and values, and their tastes in the arts; and he analyzes their training from childhood via school and possibly university to their political apprenticeship. The lives of these elite individuals are related to changes which were taking place in Venice and Amsterdam and in the wider societies of which these cities were part.

An attempt to write ′total history′ on a small scale, Venice and Amsterdam is an exemplary study in comparative history. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated for this new edition.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0745613241
• ISBN 13: 9780745613246
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 200