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Medieval Lucca - And the Evolution of the Renaissance State (Hardcover)
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Medieval Lucca - And the Evolution of the Renaissance State (Hardcover)
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Although there are many books in English on the city and state of
Lucca, this is the first scholarly study to cover the history of
the entire region from classical antiquity to the end of the
fifteenth century. At one level, it is an archive-based study of a
highly distinctive political community; at another, it is designed
as a contribution to current discussions on power-structures, the
history of the state, and the differences between city-states and
the new territorial states that were emerging in Italy by the
fourteenth century.
There is a rare consensus among historians on the characteristic
features of the Italian city-state: essentially the centralization
of economic, political, and juridical power on a single city and in
a single ruling class. Thus defined, Lucca retained the image of an
old-fashioned, old-style city-republic right through until the loss
of political independence in 1799. No consensus exists with regard
to the defining qualities of the Renaissance state. Was it
centralized or de-centralized; intrusive or non-interventionist?
The new regional states were all these things. And the comparison
with Lucca is complicated and nuanced as a result.
Lucca ruled over a relatively large city territory, in part a
legacy from classical antiquity. Lucca was distinctive in the
pervasive power exercised over its territory (largely a legacy of
the region's political history in the early and central middle
ages). In consequence, the Lucchese state showed a marked
continuity in its political organization, and precociousness in its
administrative structures. The qualifications relate to
practicalities and resources. The coercive powers and bureaucratic
aspirations of any medieval state were distinctly limited, whilst
Lucca's capacity for independent action was increasingly
circumscribed by the proximity (and territorial enclaves) of more
powerful and predatory neighbors.
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