Principles and Practice in the Civic Government of Fifteenth-Century Genoa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10415774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christine Shaw (0000-0002-9370-3113, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-90 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/ren.2008.0666 |
| OpenAlex | W2086543300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper is an examination of the civic government of Genoa from 1435 to 1464, and of the principles that underlay how it was conducted. Despite the political instability caused by contenders for the dogeship, and the division of offices between Guelfs and Ghibellines and between nobles and popolari, the civic government generally operated on a consensual basis. The principles and practices of the civic government restricted the power of the doges and prevented them from turning their position into an effective signoria
Ancient history · Business · Fifteenth · Government (linguistics · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Power (physics · Historical Legal Studies and Society · History · Law · Medieval and Early Modern Justice · Philosophy · Public Administration · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |