Dubrovnik : a history /: a history. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robin Harris.
• Other Names: Harris, Robin, 1952-
• Contents: Ragusan roots and riddles: the origins of Ragusa/Dubrovnik -- Distant friends and hostile neighbours: Dubrovnik under byzantine protection (c. 800-1205) -- The Serenissima's subjects: Dubrovnik under Venetian rule (1205-1358) -- A kind of independence: Dubrovnik's autonomous development under Hungarian ssuzerainty (1358-c. 1433) -- Eastern approaches: Dubrovnik within the Ottoman Empire (c. 1396-1526) -- War, diplomacy and chaos: Dubrovnik between the Habsburgs, Venice and the Porte (1526-1667) -- Merchant venturing: economic development (c. 1272-1667) -- Ragusan society: Dubrovnik's social structure and Mores (c. 1300-c. 1667) -- Religious life: ecclesiastical organization and spirituality in Dubrovnik (c. 1190-1808) -- Cultural life: literature, scholarship, painting and music (c. 1358-c. 1667) -- The construction of Dubrovnik: settlement and urban planning, fortification and defense, public and private building in the Ragusan Republic (c. 1272-1667) -- Death and resurrection: the great earthquake and its aftermath (1667-1669) -- Sunset years: political, economic, social and cultural life (1669-1792) -- The fall of the Ragusan Republic: the background to and circumstances of the abolition of the Republic in 1808 -- Postscript. Ragusan shadows: episodes from the later history of Dubrovnik -- Appendix 1. A note on Dubrovnik's 'independence' -- Appendix 2. A note on money, weights and measures.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Saqi Books
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (504 pages)
• Subjects: 949.72; Dubrovnik (Croatia) -- History; Croatia -- Dubrovnik; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780863566097
• Related ISBNs: 086356609X
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