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The War of the Fists

The War of the Fists PDF Author: Robert Charles Davis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195084047
Category : Battles
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
"The War of the Fists" is a study of 17th-century worker culture in the city of Venice, focusing on the mock battles, or "battagliole", which the town's two popular factions waged on public bridges. Their importance in the city's plebeian life makes bridge battles an extremely valuable point of entry for exploring structures of Venetian popular culture, a task which Robert Davis attempts at several levels.
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