States of enmity: The politics of hatred in the early modern Kingdom of Naples

by Stephen Cummins

Overview

State of enmity explores how relations of hatred and enmity played political and social roles in the early modern Kingdom of Naples. Exploring the pervasive notion of enmity and practices of reconciliation, the book provides new insight into the social dynamics of southern Italy in the early modern period. In particular, widespread banditry and the violent tenor of local politics are analysed through a wide variety of criminal trials and other sources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526171078
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	12/15/2024
Series:	Studies in Early Modern European History
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen Cummins is a Researcher at the Center for the History of Emotions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Enmity and Peace in the Kingdom of Naples
1 Contours of vendetta and violence in the Kingdom of Naples
2 The ‘abominable traffic’: negotiating justice, money and blood
3 The politics of enmity in the provinces
4 Bandits and the politics of enmity
5 Jesuit missions and the emotional politics of enmity and peace-making
6 The politics of hatred in the aftermath of 1647-8
Conclusion
Index