Download or read book Violence and Justice in Bologna written by Sarah Rubin Blanshei and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines crime and punishment in medieval and early modern Bologna. Drawing from the city’s singularly rich archival resources and employing a variety of perspectives, the contributors analyze various types of violence and place the city’s institutions of criminal justice within their social, political, and cultural contexts.