The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror

Herausgeber: Pohl, Benjamin

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Cambridge Companion offers a comparative cultural history of north-western Europe in the crucial period of the eleventh century. With contributions by leading international experts, it provides its readers with a wide-ranging and innovative study companion that is both authoritative and timely.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Culture
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 588g
• ISBN-13: 9781108728478
• ISBN-10: 1108728472
• Artikelnr.: 63660934

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: Studying the Age of William the Conqueror Benjamin Pohl
Part I. Home and Away: 1. Normandy and the continent Alheydis Plassmann
2. England and the insular world Alex Woolf and Neil McGuigan
3. Scandinavia and the North Sea world Michael H. Gelting
Part II. Space and Society: 4. Landscape and settlement Katherine Weikert
5. Church and society Richard Allen
6. Trade and travel Eljas Oksanen
Part III. Individuals and Institutions: 7. Family and kinship Laura L. Gathagan
8. Nobility and aristocracy Daniel Booker and S. D. Church
9. Kingship and consensus Björn Weiler
10. Law and justice Emily Tabuteau
Part IV. Cultural Perspectives: 11. Warfare and violence Matthew Strickland
12. History and memory Benjamin Pohl and Elisabeth van Houts
13. Language and literacy Keith Busby
14. Schools and education Mia Münster-Swendsen
Epilogue: The legacy of William the Conqueror and his age today David Bates.