Forms of popular protest and notions of democracy in Italy during the Italian Wars

Cohn Jr., S. K. (2022) Forms of popular protest and notions of democracy in Italy during the Italian Wars. Pedralbes, 42, pp. 19-49. (doi: 10.1344/pedralbes2022.42.2)

Abstract

This essay examines popular protest and resistance during the Italian Wars, 1494 to 1559, emphasizing the importance of the decade of the 1520s. It is a comparative analysis with Italy’s more thoroughly studied epoch of insurrec-tion during the late fourteenth century and concludes that the latter period, characterized by warfare and the growth of absolutism, was rich in new forms of protest wedded to ideals of equality and early practices of democracy.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cohn, Professor Samuel
• Authors: Cohn Jr., S. K.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History
• Journal Name: Pedralbes
• Publisher: Universitat de Barcelona, Servei de Publicacions
• ISSN: 0211-9587
• ISSN (Online): 2385-4391
• Published Online: 01 March 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Author 2023
• First Published: First published in Pedralbes 42:19-49
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license