{"product_id":"the-social-fabric-of-fifteenth-century-alessia-meneghin-9780367407261","title":"The Social Fabric of Fifteenth-Century Florence: Identities and Change in the World of Second-Hand Dealers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e Arte dei rigattieri\u003c\/i\u003e (merchants of second-hand goods in Florence) has never been ​​the subject of a systematic study, even in scholarship devoted to the history of trades. Underpinned by a large collection of archival material, this book analyzes the social life and economic activity of \u003ci\u003erigattieri\u003c\/i\u003e in fifteenth-century Florence. It offers invaluable information on issues such as the relationship between socio-political affiliations and economic interest as well as the structures of consumption and the spending power of different social groups. Furthermore, through the lens of the \u003ci\u003eArte dei Rigattieri\u003c\/i\u003e, this work examines the connection between the development of the political bureaucracy, the establishment of Medicean power, and contemporaneous processes of identity construction and social mobility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alessia Meneghin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367407264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367407261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Alessia Meneghin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136004043007,"sku":"9780367407261","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b36b631d-f9ae-4aee-be71-8282becd1ead.jpg?v=1770159870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-social-fabric-of-fifteenth-century-alessia-meneghin-9780367407261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}