Early Irish and Welsh Kinship (Hardcover, New)

This is a major comparative study of early Irish and Welsh kinship. Kinship is a central element in all human societies and was of particular significance in early medieval Ireland and Wales where government institutions were, in general, weak. T. M. Charles-Edwards examines the forms of kinship found in Ireland and Wales at the earliest periods for which documentation is sufficient (the seventh century for Ireland and the twelfth through thirteenth centuries for Wales). His analysis of kinship vocabulary and careful consideration of the available evidence enables him to take the discussion back to earlier periods. This is the first extended scholarly treatment of the topic. It is an intensively researched, erudite, and fascinating study of the interplay of tradition and innovation in the development of kinship from the prehistoric to the medieval period.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2003
First published:	May 1993
Authors:	T. M Charles-Edwards (Fellow and Tutor in Modern History)
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	614
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-820103-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-19-820103-6
Barcode:	9780198201038

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