Human Nature in Rural Tuscany: An Early Modern History

ISBN-13: 9781403977649 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 218 str.

Gregory Hanlon

Opis

Melding evolutionary theory and both animal and human ethology together with close, descriptive historical research on a typical Tuscan village in the Seventeenth century, Hanlon explains the good reasons individuals had for behaving in ways that now seem strange to us.

Recenzje

'From my reading of the manuscript, I could go on and on about its strengths. I find no weaknesses.' - John A Marino

'This is one of the best manuscripts I have read for a long time and I would not want to change it in any way.' - John A Davis

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: GOVERNANCE The Community The Coppoli Fief PART II: COEXISTANCE Sociability Collaboration PART III: COMPETITION A Civil Arena Criminal Process The Gravity of Crimes Profiles in Crime PART IV: REPRODUCTION Sexual Destinies Workable Families Passing On PART V: INVENTION Economic Collapse The Church Triumphant Making Tuscans Conclusion

O autorze

GREGORY HANLON teaches early modern European history at Dalhousie University, Canada. He is author of Early Modern Italy 1550 -1800: Three Seasons in European History (Palgrave, 2000)