Family Power in Southern Italy The Duchy of Gaeta and Its Neighbours, 850-1139 |
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| Author:
| Skinner, Patricia |
| Contribution by:
| Carpenter, Christine
McKitterick, Rosamond
Shepard, Jonathan |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-46479-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $183.95 |
Book Description:
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This book looks at family-based political power in three south Italian cities SH Gaeta, Amalfi and Naples SH and examines the ways in which medieval families can be reconstructed and their relationships with each other studied. It analyses the changes which took place in these cities, particularly in the eleventh century, and their reactions to the Norman conquest of southern Italy in the latter part of the century. This is the first comparative study of the three cities and it is of...
More DescriptionThis book looks at family-based political power in three south Italian cities SH Gaeta, Amalfi and Naples SH and examines the ways in which medieval families can be reconstructed and their relationships with each other studied. It analyses the changes which took place in these cities, particularly in the eleventh century, and their reactions to the Norman conquest of southern Italy in the latter part of the century. This is the first comparative study of the three cities and it is of special relevance to European studies of the early medieval family and state structures.