Altopascio : A Study in Tuscan Rural Society, 1587-1784

Cambridge [Eng] ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near fine in near fine jacket, with sunning to jacket (see photos) and neat, light vertical pencil to outer margins throughout./near fine. Small quarto in pale green jacket; 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index. Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History. "This is an interdisciplinary study of a large Italian estate which belonged to the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscany. The Medici administrators kept detailed records of the activities of their subjects and these have been used by the author to analyse the demographic, social, economic and political history of the village." — Publisher / Contents: Origins -- 1. The estate of Altopascio: village and villagers -- 2. Population -- 3. The economic organization -- 4. The economic performance, part I -- 5. The economic performance, part II -- 6. Familial organization -- 7. Class divisions -- 8. The local authority -- 9. The expression of grievance -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. / Economic history. Social conditions Platteland. Toscana. Historia -- 1587-1784. istory. Altopascio (Italy) -- Social conditions. Altopascio (Italy) -- Economic conditions. Altopascio (Italy) -- History. Italy -- Altopascio. Altopascio (Italy) -- History. Tuscany (Italy) -- Rural conditions. Identifier: Italy; Tuscany; Rural regions; Social conditions, 1587-1784. Study regions: Altopascio.