Set in the middle of the Italian Riviera, Genoa is perhaps best
known as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. But Genoa was also
one of medieval Europe's major centers of trade and commerce. In
"Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528," Steven Epstein has written the
first comprehensive history of the city that traces its
transformation from an obscure port into the capital of a small but
thriving republic with an extensive overseas empire.
In a series of chronological chapters, Epstein bridges six
centuries of medieval and Renaissance history by skillfully
interweaving the four threads of political events, economic trends,
social conditions, and cultural accomplishments. He provides
considerable new evidence on social themes and also examines other
subjects important to Genoa's development, such as religion, the
Crusades, the city's long and combative relations with the Muslim
world, the environment, and epidemic disease, giving this book a
scope that encompasses the entire Mediterranean.
Along with the nobles and merchants who governed the city,
Epstein profiles the ordinary men and women of Genoa. "Genoa and
the Genoese, 958-1528" displays the full richness and eclectic
nature of the Genoese people during their most vibrant
centuries.
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