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... Italy was the richest spot on earth . The streets of Florence were reported paved early in the thirteenth century . Italian towns , with build- ings ten to fifteen stories high , were models of elegance and splendor in comparison to ...
... Italy was the richest spot on earth . The streets of Florence were reported paved early in the thirteenth century . Italian towns , with build- ings ten to fifteen stories high , were models of elegance and splendor in comparison to ...
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... Italian soldiers and officers ; rulers bid for Italian mercenaries , although as footsoldiers they were inferior to the Swiss ; Ivan the Terrible used Italian artillerymen . Italian works on military science and engineering ...
... Italian soldiers and officers ; rulers bid for Italian mercenaries , although as footsoldiers they were inferior to the Swiss ; Ivan the Terrible used Italian artillerymen . Italian works on military science and engineering ...
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... Italy . The northern countries perused Italian manuals of polite behavior , although the dominance of Italian ways led to a reaction against slavish imita- tion . The feeling grew that the Italians were too subtle and cunning , their ...
... Italy . The northern countries perused Italian manuals of polite behavior , although the dominance of Italian ways led to a reaction against slavish imita- tion . The feeling grew that the Italians were too subtle and cunning , their ...
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Conditions of State Systems | 21 |
The Open Society | 41 |
Creativity | 61 |
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