central to discussions of inequality. In this book, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West...... more

Religious Peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo analyzes the contributions of three chur... more

, Guido Alfani and Matteo Di Tullio demonstrate that the rise of the fiscal-military state served to increase economic...... more

. Guido Alfani considers the short-term effects of the calamities affecting Renaissance Italy as well as the impact they had...... more

Italy faced a number of catastrophes in the long sixteenth century. This economic and demographic hi... more

, Alfani was compelled to address this in the form of a book. The ideas he suggests to alleviate the situation is what he...... more

, Alfani was compelled to address this in the form of a book. The ideas he suggests to alleviate the situation is what he...... more

This volume challenges the common belief that scientific knowledge is international. Employing case ... more

The authors in this volume analyze spiritual kinship in Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to th... more