This book focuses on the development of towns in France, taking into account military technology, physical geography, shifting regional networks tying urban communities together, and the emergence of new forms of public authority and civic life.

Autorentext
MICHAEL WOLFE is Associate Dean of the Graduate Division, St. John's University, USA.

Inhalt
PART I: THE WALLS GO UP (900-1325) Urban Legacies and Early Medieval Trends Lords and Towns Capetian Expansion and New Urbanism PART II: THE WALLS MOVE OUTWARD (1325-1600) Bonnes Villes and the Hundred Years' War Royal Rulers and Their Towns Walled Towns During the Wars of Religion PART III: THE WALLS COME DOWN (1600-1750) State-Building and Urban Fortifications Opening Cities, Closing Frontiers Conclusion