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Gender, Family and the Legitimation of Power

Gender, Family and the Legitimation of Power England from the Ninth to Early Twelfth Century - Variorum Collected Studies Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

This collection of studies by Pauline Stafford brings together a series of essays on Anglo-Saxon and early Norman England. Virtually all focus on political life, and with the highest levels of English society: with the king, the royal family and the elites, though one hitherto unpublished essay treats the interactions of king, lord and community across a broad social spectrum. All are concerned with issues of family, succession, inheritance and land holding. The perspectives of these essays range from that of a women's history chiefly interested in restoring women to a place in these politics, to one which focuses attention on the textual uses of women and family. Re-readings of charters and narrative histories, especially from these gendered perspectives, offer new insight into English political history, raise questions about central sources, such as Domesday Book, and question some received historiographies.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780860789949
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.409420902
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 634g
Height: 155mm
Width: 231mm
Spine width: 27mm