Renaissance of Violence: Homicide in Early Modern Italy

A Renaissance of Violence by Colin Rose examines the social instability of early modern North Italy,where interpersonal violence grew to frightening levels due to major crises and reduced social bonds. He demonstrates how the social contexts of violence, as much as the growth of state power, contributed to explaining the rapid growth of homicide in the region in the seventeenth century.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 259 pages
\n Publication date: 15 July 2021
\n Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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A Renaissance of Violence delves into the profound social unrest that underlay the early modern states of North Italy during a meticulous examination of over 700 homicide trials. Despite the efforts of courts and governments to mitigate social tensions, interpersonal violence reached alarming proportions in the region following a series of crises in the early seventeenth century. In this comprehensive exploration of violence in early modern Europe, Colin Rose sheds light on how significant crises, such as the plague of 1630, weakened social connections among both elites and ordinary Italians. Consequently, incidents of homicidal violence surged, manifesting in rural communities, bustling urban centers, and even within closely-knit families. By employing statistical analysis and a close reading of homicide patterns, Rose compellingly demonstrates how the social contexts of violence, alongside the expansion of state power, played a crucial role in explaining the rapid escalation of interpersonal violence in North Italy during the seventeenth century.

A Renaissance of Violence delves into the profound social unrest that underlay the early modern states of North Italy during a meticulous examination of over 700 homicide trials. Despite the efforts of courts and governments to mitigate social tensions, interpersonal violence reached alarming proportions in the region following a series of crises in the early seventeenth century. In this comprehensive exploration of violence in early modern Europe, Colin Rose sheds light on how significant crises, such as the plague of 1630, weakened social connections among both elites and ordinary Italians. Consequently, incidents of homicidal violence surged, manifesting in rural communities, bustling urban centers, and even within closely-knit families. By employing statistical analysis and a close reading of homicide patterns, Rose compellingly demonstrates how the social contexts of violence, alongside the expansion of state power, played a crucial role in explaining the rapid escalation of interpersonal violence in North Italy during the seventeenth century.

\n Weight: 388g\n
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781108726924\n \n