The Great Courses: The Italians before Italy: Conflict and Competition in the Mediterranean

ISBN 10: 1598033484 ISBN 13: 9781598033489

Publisher: www.thegreatcourses.co.uk

Synopsis

24 lectures on 4 DVDs (30 minutes per lecture) by Dr. Kenneth R. Bartlett (University of Toronto ): 1.Italy-A Geographical Expression 2.The Question of Sovereignty 3.The Crusades and Italian Wealth 4.Venice-A Maritime Republic 5.The Terraferma Empire 6.Genoa, La Superba 7.Bankers and Dukes 8.Pisa 9.Christians vs. Turks in the Mediterranean 10.Rome-Papal Authority 11.Papal Ambition 12.Papal Reform 13.Naples-A Matter of Wills 14.Naples and the Threat to Italian Liberty 15.Milan and the Visconti 16.The Sforza Dynasty 17.Mantua and the Gonzaga 18.Urbino and the Montefeltro 19.Ferrara and the Este Family 20.Siena and the Struggle for Liberty 21.Florence and the Guild Republic 22.Florence and the Medici 23.The Italian Mosaic-E Pluribus Gloria 24.Campanilismo-The Italian Sense of Place

About this edition

• Publisher: www.thegreatcourses.co.uk
• ISBN 10: 1598033484
• ISBN 13: 9781598033489
• Binding: DVD