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100 1 _aWilliams, William Klapp,
_d-1897
245 1 4 _aThe 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.
246 1 _aCommunes of Lombardy from the 6th to the 10th Century
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aCommunes of Lombardy from the Sixth to the Tenth Century
500 _aRelease date is 2004-04-01
508 _aProduced by Keith Eckrich, Juliet Sutherland and PG Distributed Proofreaders
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLombardy (Italy) -- History
653 _aLocal government -- Italy -- Lombardy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12162
999 _c53581
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