The transition in Europe between XVII and XVIII centuries. Perspectives and case studies

Indice
Marcello Verga, Premise
Antonio Álvarez-Ossorio Alvariño, Cinzia Cremonini, Elena Riva, Introduction
Perspectives
Antonio Álvarez-Ossorio Alvariño, The Legacy of Charles II and the Art of Government of the Spanish Monarchy
Matthias Schnettger, A Turn of Tide. The War of the Spanish Succession and its Impact on German History
Cinzia Cremonini, Transition, Autonomies, Factions: towards a Reconsideration of Italian and European History between the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries
Elena Riva, Women, Power and Culture in the European Transition between the XVIIth and the XVIIIth Centuries
Flavio Rurale, On the Crisis of the European 'Religious' Mind
Vittoria Fiorelli, Southern Transitions between Religious Life and Ecclesiastical Organization
Stefano D'Amico, Milan between the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries: Economic Dynamics and Social Transformations
Alessandro Buono, Representation of Interests and Institutional Changes in the State of Milan across the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries. Notes and Possible Avenues of Research
Paolo M. Galimberti, The Venerando Ospedale Maggiore (Venerable Maggiore Hospital) in Milan over the XVIIth and XVIIth Centuries
Case Studies
Cristina Bravo Lozáno, A berretta for the Nuncio. Roman Diplomacy, Court Ceremony and Royal Favour in the Madrid of Charles II
Roberto Quirós Rosado, Tradition and Change in the Neapolitan Provincial Government during the War of Succession: the Spanish presidi (1707-1714)
Marianna A. Noto, The Kingdom of Naples to the Test of Succession: Aristocracy, the Desire for Autonomy and International Politics at the Beginning of the XVIIIth Century
Giuseppe Cirillo, Between the Habsburgs and the Bourbons. The Integration of Nobility and the Self-Consciousness of Aristocrats in the Kingdom of Naples
Silvia Mantini, Multiple Loyalties in the Kingdom of Naples: L'Aquila and Abruzzo between the Spanish Habsburgs and the Austrian Habsburgs (XVIIth-XVIIIth Centuries)
Loris De Nardi, Between Spanish Pactismo and French Absolutism: the Model of Government of Victor Amadeus II in Sicily (1713-1720)
Maria Concetta Calabrese, The Career of Francesco Avarna from the Spanish Domination to the Austrian Empire
Davide Maffi, All the King's Men. Aristocracy and the Profession of Arms in the State of Milan between the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries, an Attempt to Approach
Stefano Boero, The Oratorians in the European Transition between the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries: Trends and Attitudes
Giacomo Gibertoni, The Political Function of Musical Patronage in the Years of the War of the Spanish Succession: Opera, Oratorio, Serenata
Paola Venturelli, Gonzaga Collecting: Palace Inventories and New Objects (1626- 1709)
Emanuele C. Colombo, Transitions in Political Intermediation. The Case of "Paesi di Nuovo Acquisto" within the Kingdom of Sardinia (1707-1775)
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