TY - BOOK AU - Di Tullio,Matteo TI - The Wealth of Communities: war, resources and cooperation in Renaissance Lombardy SN - 9781472442468 U1 - 330.945 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Farnham, Surrey, England PB - Ashgate KW - Renaissance KW - Italy KW - Ghiara d'Adda KW - War KW - Economic aspects KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Natural resources KW - Management KW - War and society KW - Ghiara d'Adda (Italy) KW - Politics and government KW - History, Military KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-202); Politicking -- Producing the territory -- Governing the place -- Managing resources -- Collecting resources -- Spending -- Redistributing N2 - "The early sixteenth century was a turbulent time for the Italian peninsula as competing centres of power struggled for political control. Nowhere was this more true than the area contested by Milan and Venice, an area constantly crossed and occupied by rival armies. Investigating the impact of successive crises upon the inhabitants of the Po Valley, this book challenges many fundamental assumptions about the relationship between war and economic development and draws conclusion that have implications for early-modern Europe as a whole"--Provided by publisher ER -