Italy in the Central Middle Ages: 1000-1300 (Short Oxford History of Italy)

Book info: Italy in the Central Middle Ages: 1000-1300 (Short Oxford History of Italy) (Kindle, 316 pages) – Oxford University Press, 2004. Language: English.

Incorporating the latest developments in the study of the period, a team of leading international scholars provides a fresh and dynamic picture of a period of great transformation in the political, cultural, and economic life of the Italian peninsula, which witnessed the rise of autonomous city states in the north, the creation of a powerful kingdom in the south, and the development of the Italian language as a vehicle for literary expression.