Description: This magisterial new work brings fresh insight into the essential functions of early modern Roman society and the development of the modern state.
Brief description: Laurie Nussdorfer is a professor of history and letters at Wesleyan University and author of Civic Politics in the Rome of Urban VIII.
Review Quotes: A major and pioneering contribution to the history of writing, books, knowledge, information, and political paperwork.
--Jacob Soll, American Historical Review