Giovanni Levi (born 29 April 1939) is an Italian historian. He is Professor Emeritus of

Economic History Economic history is the study of history using methodological tools from economics or with a special attention to economic phenomena. Research is conducted using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and the Applied economics ...

at the

Ca' Foscari University of Venice Ca' Foscari University of Venice (), or simply Ca' Foscari, is a public research university and business school in Venice, Italy. Since its foundation in 1868, it has been housed in the Venetian Gothic palace of Ca' Foscari, from which it takes ...

. He is one of the pioneers in the field of

microhistory Microhistory is a genre of history that focuses on small units of research, such as an event, community, individual or a settlement. In its ambition, however, microhistory can be distinguished from a simple case study insofar as microhistory aspi ...

Selected works

* ''Centro e periferia di uno Stato assoluto. Tre saggi su Piemonte e Liguria in età moderna.'' Rosenberg e Sellier, Turin 1985, . * ''Das immaterielle Erbe. Eine bäuerliche Welt an der Schwelle zur Moderne.'' Wagenbach, Berlin 1986, . * ''On Microhistory.'' In: ''New Perspectives on Historical Writing.'' Pennsylvania State University Press, Cambridge 1992, . * ''Geschichte der Jugend''. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1996, . * ''The Origins of the Modern State and the Microhistorical Perspective.'' In: ''Mikrogeschichte – Makrogeschichte. Komplementär oder inkommensurabel?'' Wallstein, Göttingen 1998, .

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