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OverviewThis volume explores the specificity of the urban culture in western Europe during the period c.1150-1550. Since the mid-twentieth century, many studies have complicated the association, traditionally made, between the medieval growth of towns and the birth of a modern, secular world; but few have given any attention to what actually made urban culture 'urban'. This volume begins by placing medieval 'urban culture' within its spatial context, to consider how urban conditions determined the perception and representation of the city-dweller. Contributors examine a variety of urban cultures, from the political to the artistic, from London and Bruges to Florence and Venice, and beyond Europe. They show how urban culture involved a process of interaction with other discourses (royal, noble, ecclesiastical) and that it was not monolithic: the relationship between urban environments and the cultures they generated were hybrid, fluid and dynamic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew Brown, Frcs(edin) Fdsrcs(eng) Fdsrcps(glas) (Institute of Education University of London UK) , Jan Dumolyn (Massey University Auckland)Publisher: Brepols N.V. Imprint: Brepols N.V. Volume: 43 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.10cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9782503577425ISBN 10: 2503577423 Pages: 213 Publication Date: 06 December 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |