This book focuses on the development of towns in France, taking into account military technology, physical geography, shifting regional networks tying urban communities together, and the emergence of new forms of public authority and civic life.
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Table of Content
PART I: THE WALLS GO UP (900-1325) Urban Legacies and Early Medieval Trends Lords and Towns Capetian Expansion and New Urbanism PART II: THE WALLS MOVE OUTWARD (1325-1600) Bonnes Villes and the Hundred Years’ War Royal Rulers and Their Towns Walled Towns During the Wars of Religion PART III: THE WALLS COME DOWN (1600-1750) State-Building and Urban Fortifications Opening Cities, Closing Frontiers Conclusion
About the author
MICHAEL WOLFE is Associate Dean of the Graduate Division, St. John’s University, USA.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 266 ● ISBN 9780230101128 ● File size 6.0 MB ● Age 02-99 years ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4990868 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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