Family Power in Southern Italy - The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850-1139 (Hardcover, New)

This text explores how political power was exerted and family identity expressed in the context of reconstruction of the noble families of the medieval duchies of Gaeta, Amalfi and Naples. Localized forms of power, and the impact of the Norman conquest on southern Italy, are assessed by means of a remarkable collection of charters preserved in the Codex diplomaticus Cajetanus. The duchy of Gaeta, like its neighbours, was ruled as a private family business. An integral part of its ruling family's power was its monopolization of parts of the duchy's economy, the use of members of the clan to rule local centres. When the family broke up, the duchy fell to outside predators. The three duchies reacted in different ways to the Normans. Gaeta flourished commercially in the 12th century, and its unique political response to contacts with the cities of northern Italy (especially Genoa) forms the final part of this study. Dr Skinner also demostrates that the socio-economic basis for power is as important as its political exercise, and it overturns many conventional views on the workings of early medieval power structures.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Release date:	February 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Patricia Skinner
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	338
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-46479-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-521-46479-X
Barcode:	9780521464796

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