112 Pages
by
Routledge
102 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
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Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe is an important survey of the complex relationships between urban politics and regional and national politics in Europe from 1500 to 1789. In an era when the national state was far less developed than today, crucial decisions about economic, religious and social policy were often settled at the municipal level. Cities were frequently the scenes of sudden... Read more
Series editors’ preface 1 Urban politics 2 Who governed? 3 Interests and issues 4 Forms of political action 5 Escalation and intervention 6 Urban politics and the state. Epilogue
Biography
Christopher R. Friedrichs is Professor of History at the University of British Columbia. His previous books include The Early Modern City, 1450–1750 (Longman, 1995).
'Clear, stimulating and full of good things despite its short length: I particularly liked the balance between generalisations and specific examples. It deserves to become a standard work.' - Prof David M. Palliser
