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This book analyses the evolution of the city of Rome, in
particular, papal Rome, from the plague of 1656 until 1870 when it
became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The author
explores papal Rome as a resilient city that had to cope with
numerous crises during this period. By focusing
on a selection of different crises in Rome, the book combines
cultural, political, and economic history to examine key turning
points in the city's history. The book is split into chapters
exploring themes such as diplomacy and international relations,
disease, environmental disasters, famine, and public
debt, and unravels the political, economic, and social consequences
of these transformative events. All the chapters are based on
untapped original sources, chiefly from the State Archive in Rome,
the Vatican Archives, the Rome Municipal Archives, the Ecole
Francaise Library, the National Library, and the Capitoline
Library. Â
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