Early City Commune(s) in Medieval Italy in the Light of Chris Wickham’s Reflections Cover Image

Początki komun(y) w miastach średniowiecznych Włoch w świetle rozważań Chrisa Wickhama
Early City Commune(s) in Medieval Italy in the Light of Chris Wickham’s Reflections

Author(s): Anna Pomierny-Wąsińska
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political history, Social history, Modern Age, Book-Review
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Italian commune; late medieval city; medieval studies; Italy

Summary/Abstract: Chris Wickham has undertaken a discussion about one of the most important problems of Italian medieval studies: the emergence of communes in Italian cities. The article presents Wickham’s theses, characterizes his instrumentarium, and places his study against the background of other works on the same subject published in last decades.

  • Issue Year: 125/2018
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 705-719
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish