Published in a thoroughly revised second edition, Venice and Amsterdam is a comparative history of the elites of these two major cities in early modern Europe.
About the Author
Peter Burke is Reader in Cultural History and Fellow of Emmanuel College, at the University of Cambridge. A sucessful author, his pblished works include The Art of Conversation (Polity, 1993), and The Italian Renaissance (Polity, 1987).
Features
Peter Burke is one of the leading social and cultural historians whose books sell very well
This is an exemplary study in comparative history which examines the elites and ruling groups in Venice and Amsterdam; thereby analysing the broader changes taking place in seventeenth century society
This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated.
