02509cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324501700014924600580031926400510037730000470042833600260047533700260050133800360052750000610056350000310062450800810065552012850073653400450202165300320206665300420209885600430214012162UtSlPG20260610133305.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDG1 aWilliams, William Klapp,d-189714aThe Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century :bAn Investigation of the Causes Which Led to the Development of Municipal Unity Among the Lombard Communes.1 aCommunes of Lombardy from the 6th to the 10th Century 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aCommunes of Lombardy from the Sixth to the Tenth Century  aRelease date is 2004-04-01  aProduced by Keith Eckrich, Juliet Sutherland and PG Distributed Proofreaders  a"The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century" by William Klapp Williams is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book investigates the causes that led to the development of municipal unity among the Lombard communes during a transformative period in Northern Italy's history. It delves into the Lombard conquest and the subsequent socio-political changes that facilitated the emergence of local independence and communal organization.  At the start of the work, the author outlines the historic context of Lombard conquest, describing the conditions of land and people in Italy amid a turbulent time of transition. Williams emphasizes the dual nature of the Lombards as both conquerors and settlers, with a focus on their military organization and the resultant social hierarchy. He details the impoverished state of existing towns post-conquest, highlighting a lack of civic structure and the complicated relationships between various classes of society. The opening sets the stage for an exploration of how local populations, despite their vulnerability, began to navigate this new landscape, ultimately leading to a burgeoning sense of municipal identity and independence amidst external pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLombardy (Italy) -- History  aLocal government -- Italy -- Lombardy40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12162