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A History of Siena provides a concise and up-to-date biography of
the city, from its ancient and medieval development up to the
present day, and makes Siena's history, culture, and traditions
accessible to anyone studying or visiting the city. Well informed
by archival research and recent scholarship on medieval Siena and
the Italian city-states, this book places Siena's development in
its larger context, both temporally and geographically. In the
process, this book offers new interpretations of Siena's artistic,
political, and economic development, highlighting in particular the
role of pilgrimage, banking, and class conflict. The second half of
the book provides an important analysis of the historical
development of Siena's nobility, its unique system of neighborhood
associations (contrade) and the race of the Palio, as well as an
overview of the rise and fall of Siena's troubled bank, the Monte
dei Paschi. This book is accessible to undergraduates and tourists,
while also offering plenty of new insights for graduate students
and scholars of all periods of Sienese history.
A History of Siena provides a concise and up-to-date biography of
the city, from its ancient and medieval development up to the
present day, and makes Siena's history, culture, and traditions
accessible to anyone studying or visiting the city. Well informed
by archival research and recent scholarship on medieval Siena and
the Italian city-states, this book places Siena's development in
its larger context, both temporally and geographically. In the
process, this book offers new interpretations of Siena's artistic,
political, and economic development, highlighting in particular the
role of pilgrimage, banking, and class conflict. The second half of
the book provides an important analysis of the historical
development of Siena's nobility, its unique system of neighborhood
associations (contrade) and the race of the Palio, as well as an
overview of the rise and fall of Siena's troubled bank, the Monte
dei Paschi. This book is accessible to undergraduates and tourists,
while also offering plenty of new insights for graduate students
and scholars of all periods of Sienese history.
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