First published in 1926 by Methuen & Co.
In Clarke’s essay "The Medieval City State", she argues that the natural governmental division is between central and localised governments. In this study, she focuses on the idea of the city state and local power instead of absolutism in the Middle Ages. Originally published in 1926, this study looks at problems that can arise with local power and whether countries such as Italy, Germany and Switzerland benefited or were harmed by their government type. This title will be of interest to students of history.
Author(s): Maude Violet Clarke
Series: Routledge Revivals
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: X+220
PREFACE v
I. INTRODUCTION 1
PART I. PROBLEMS OF INTERNAL GOVERNMENT
II. URBAN ECONOMY:
1. Town Origins 9
2. The Rise of Commerce 18
3. The Rise of Industry 26
4. Conclusion 34
III. THE PATRICIATE:
1. The Struggle for Emancipation 40
2. The Formation of the Patrician Oligarchy 50
3. The Patriciate in Italy 59
IV. THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE PATRICIATE:
1. Introductory 68
2. Florence and Siena 72
3. Germany 86
V. THE RISE OF TYRANNY IN ITALY:
1. Introductory 99
2. The Rise of the Signoria in Italy 105
3. The Development of the Practice and Theory of Tyranny 126
PART II. THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL
VI. FEDERATION AND DEFENCE IN ITALY:
1. Introductory 147
2. Italian Federal Experiments 151
3. Italian Military and Territorial Policy 156
VII. FEDERATION AND DEFENCE IN GERMANY:
1. Imperial Policy 167
2. Leagues of Defence in southern and western Germany 172
3. The Hanseatic League 178
VIII. THE SWISS CONFEDERATION OF CITIES AND CANTONS:
1. Historical Survey 193
2. The Federal Structure 200
BIBLIOGRAPHY 209
INDEX 213
