{"product_id":"cultivating-the-city-in-early-medieval-italy-paperback-softback-9781108733458","title":"Cultivating the City in Early Medieval Italy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108733458","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCultivating the City in Early Medieval Italy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemonstrates how food-growing gardens in early medieval cities transformed Roman ideas and economic structures into new, medieval values.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCaroline Goodson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108733458, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is an interesting book, that draws attention effectively and comprehensively (with a full understanding of both the archaeological and the textual evidence) to an important feature of early medieval city life. It will deservedly feature in any subsequent history of the cities of early medieval Italy, and should also have an impact on wider debates over the nature of post-Roman urbanism.' Bryan Ward-Perkins, Early Medieval Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFood-growing gardens first appeared in early medieval cities during a period of major social, economic, and political change in the Italian peninsula, and they quickly took on a critical role in city life. The popularity of urban gardens in the medieval city during this period has conventionally been understood as a sign of decline in the post-Roman world, signalling a move towards a subsistence economy. Caroline Goodson challenges this interpretation, demonstrating how urban gardens came to perform essential roles not only in the economy, but also in cultural, religious, and political developments in the emerging early medieval world. Observing changes in how people interacted with each other and their environments from the level of individual households to their neighbourhoods, and the wider countryside, Goodson draws on documentary, archival, and archaeological evidence to reveal how urban gardening reconfigured Roman ideas and economic structures into new, medieval values.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Terms and Measurements\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Patterns and changes\u003cbr\u003e 3. The shape of the phenomenon\u003cbr\u003e 4. Alliances and exchanges\u003cbr\u003e 5. Values and ideals\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conspicuous cultivation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Gardens [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Gardens%20%5Bdescriptions,%20history%20etc%5D%20%5BWMB%5D%22\"\u003edescriptions, history etc WMB\u003c\/a\u003e], Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173808730392,"sku":"9781108733458","price":23.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108733458i.jpg?v=1781172944","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cultivating-the-city-in-early-medieval-italy-paperback-softback-9781108733458","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}