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The Talk of the Town explores everyday communication in a sixteenth-century small town and the role it played in the circulation of information across and within early modern communities, using the notebooks of the St Gall linen trader Johannes Rütiner to gain unusual insights into an oral world, and show how conversation could shape society.

Produktbeschreibung
The Talk of the Town explores everyday communication in a sixteenth-century small town and the role it played in the circulation of information across and within early modern communities, using the notebooks of the St Gall linen trader Johannes Rütiner to gain unusual insights into an oral world, and show how conversation could shape society.
Autorenporträt
Carla Roth is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Basle. She studied history at the University of Zurich and at Balliol College, University of Oxford, completing her DPhil in 2016. Her research focuses on the cultural and social history of early modern Switzerland.