Close to the revolution: an approach to Carlos Astarita’s study of the communal movements

Abstract

In his book Revolución en el burgo Carlos Astarita analyses the European urban communal movements, the profile of all social strata involved in the revolts, their structural conditions and motives, the connection with other rebellions, the religious dimension, and the contribution of the communal conflict to the formation of elements of the modern State and to the political theory. The aim of this work is to give an approach to the book’s main contents and style.