Parution : Samuel K. Cohn, Jr., « Paradoxes of Inequality in Renaissance Italy », Cambridge University Press, 2021
This Element explores the longest spell that can be computed from quantifiable fiscal records when the gap between rich and poor narrowed. It was the post-Black-Death century, c. 1375 to c. 1475. Paradoxically, with economic equality and prosperity on the rise, peasants, artisans and shopkeepers suffered losses in political representation and status within cultural spheres. Threatened by growing economic equality after the Black Death, elites preserved and then enhanced their political, social, and cultural distinction predominantly through noneconomic means and within political and cultural spheres. By investigating the interactions between three ‘elements’ -economics, politics, and culture- this Element presents new facets in the emergence of early Renaissance society in Italy.
Summary
Economic Equality and Prosperity in the Post–Black Death Century
Preface
Long-Term Trends in Inequality and Their Analysis
Two Types of Equality
Equality and Inequality: The Importance of Qualitative Evidence
Prices and Wages
The Character of Post–Black Death Equality: An Open Question
Another Use of Tax Records
The Paradox of Political Inequality
Trajectories in Personal Freedom
Political Inequality in Cities
Northern Italy in a Broader European Context
Cultural Inequality
Growth of Cultural Divisions Within the Labouring Classes
Satire
Artistic Commissions
Ideals of Remembrance
Explanations
General Conclusions
Footnotes
Bibliography
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Juliette Brack (4 novembre 2021). Parution : Samuel K. Cohn, Jr., « Paradoxes of Inequality in Renaissance Italy », Cambridge University Press, 2021. Collectif d'Historiens de l'Art de la Renaissance. Consulté le 5 octobre 2024 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/mooz
