Family, Politics and Society: The Valori Household and Florence, 1380-1650

这是一个家庭的参与在动荡和危险的世界佛罗伦萨政治超过九代的研究。对Valori的研究将使我们能够确定激励他们和其他佛罗伦萨人反对专制主义趋势的政治假设。理解这些假设及其所产生的公民价值观，将有助于我们的社会努力加强家庭纽带，灌输公民责任，打击政治冷漠，我们的政治领导人认为，这种冷漠有可能“使年轻人脱离民主进程”（总督迈克尔·杰弗里，2005年1月26日）。

This is a study of one family's engagement in the turbulent and dangerous world of Florentine politics over nine generations. A study of the Valori will enable us to identify the political assumptions that inspired them and other Florentines to fight against the trends towards despotism. An understanding of these assumptions and the civic values they engendered will benefit our society's efforts to strengthen family bonds, instil civic responsibility and combat the political indifference which, in the opinion of our political leaders, threatens to 'disengage the young from the democratic process' (Governor-General Michael Jeffery, 26-1-2005).