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Kinship and Conquest: Family Strategies in the Principality of Salerno during the Norman Period, 1077-1194
Joanna H. Drell
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Description for Kinship and Conquest: Family Strategies in the Principality of Salerno during the Norman Period, 1077-1194
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Historians of Medieval Europe have long employed the family as a window through which to explore broader social, political, and economic issues. Drawing primarily on the abundant charter sources in the archive of S.S. Trinita at Cava dei Tirreni, Joanna H. Drell has reconstructed the history of family relationships in the Principality of Salerno from its conquest by the Normans in 1077 to the death of the last Norman king in 1194. In Kinship and Conquest, Drell challenges historians to modify their views on the nature of medieval family structure. Complicated ties of blood and marital kinship enabled the Norman ... Read more
Historians of Medieval Europe have long employed the family as a window through which to explore broader social, political, and economic issues. Drawing primarily on the abundant charter sources in the archive of S.S. Trinita at Cava dei Tirreni, Joanna H. Drell has reconstructed the history of family relationships in the Principality of Salerno from its conquest by the Normans in 1077 to the death of the last Norman king in 1194. In Kinship and Conquest, Drell challenges historians to modify their views on the nature of medieval family structure. Complicated ties of blood and marital kinship enabled the Norman ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
585 g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801438783
SKU
V9780801438783
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About Joanna H. Drell
Joanna H. Drell is Associate Professor of History at the University of Richmond.
Reviews for Kinship and Conquest: Family Strategies in the Principality of Salerno during the Norman Period, 1077-1194
Kinship and Conquest is an important rethinking of the way the Norman kingdom of Italy worked on the ground. Joanna Drell's exploration of aristocratic identity will be a model for historians of the rest of Europe.
Chris Wickham, University of Birmingham Drell's detailed study of Salernitan society is informed by an extensive awareness of scholarly work on ... Read more
Chris Wickham, University of Birmingham Drell's detailed study of Salernitan society is informed by an extensive awareness of scholarly work on ... Read more