Book contents
- A Renaissance of Violence
- A Renaissance of Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Tower of Justice
- 3 Homicide in Bologna, 1600–1700
- 4 Gender and Homicide in Early Modern Bologna
- 5 The Days after No Future
- 6 It’s Good to Have Land
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - The Days after No Future
Post-Plague Homicides in Rural Bologna
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2019
Book contents
- A Renaissance of Violence
- A Renaissance of Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Tower of Justice
- 3 Homicide in Bologna, 1600–1700
- 4 Gender and Homicide in Early Modern Bologna
- 5 The Days after No Future
- 6 It’s Good to Have Land
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter argues that the economic and environmental crises of the early century ruptured institutional and social trust in Bologna, leading to a resurgence of homicidal violence that ultimately erupted into civil war by the 1650s.
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- A Renaissance of ViolenceHomicide in Early Modern Italy, pp. 156 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019