Author:
Bowd, Stephen D.
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxii, 359 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Note:Pt. 1. Myth and history. Regional states and civic identity ; The myths of Brescia -- Pt. 2. Politics. Privilege, power, and politics ; Forming an urban oligarchy -- Pt. 3. Religion, ritual, and civic identity. Space, ritual, and identity ; Civic religion and reform ; Puritanism and the social order -- Pt. 4. Cooperation and conflict. A funerary fracas ; Jewish life ; Witches -- Pt. 5. Crisis and recovery. Disloyal Brescia ; Venice and the recovery of power.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
