Plague and Politics in Genoa (1528-1664)

The article examines Genoese responses to plague during the old regime. Much like the Venetian, the Genoese ruling class understood the nexus between plague, poverty, and famine, and how these, in turn, tied in with political unrest. Some of the Republic’s main political and diplomatic crises were i...

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Main Author: Alessia Ceccarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Early Modern Studies
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-jems/article/view/14226