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The essay introduces the collection of papers Institutions, relations and political cultures in the cities between the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples (1350-1500 ca.). After discussing two persistent points of view on the urban political history of late medieval Italy – the North-South dualism and the pluralistic understanding of the regional states – this essay highlights some points for reflection which arise from recent studies. It then suggests new perspectives to verify, through the following contributions, the existence of an area of urban political culture at the borders between the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples. Lastly, it presents the specific issues that guided the authors’ work.
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