Central and Souther Europe in the middle ages:Creation of Communes

Pre-requisites: General requirements for the module "Medieval Studies". Some knowledge of latin and at least two european languages.

Course objectives: Acquiring knowledge of the educational system of communes in european urban centers - economic/agricultural, social and politic organization.

Course description: Italian city-states, their political and economic ascension(8th-11th century). Early Venetian history, Pisa, Port centers and Amalfi. Cities and the creation of communes in the Holy Roman Empire and in Central Europe. "Magdeburg Rights"

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge of the educational system of communes in european urban centers - economic/agricultural, social and politic organization.

Literature/Reading:

• K. Bek, Istorija Venecije, Beograd 1998.
• N. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, New York 1993.
• Ph. Jones, The Italian City-State: From Commune to Signoria, Oxford 1997.
• C. Lansing, The Florentine Magnates: Lineage and Faction in a Medieval Commune, Princeton 1992.
• D. Waley, The Italian City-Republics, New York 1988.