Medieval Marriage: Two Models from Twelfth-Century France
(Part of the The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History Series)
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Eminent French social historian Georges Duby idenitifies the twelfth century as a cruical turning point in the development of the institution of marriage in Western civilization. His study of medieval marriage is a worthy successor to the exploration of social attitudes begun by Philippe Aries and continued by Fernand Braudel. During the twelfth century, Dury explains, the ideals and needs of the aristocracy clashed with those of the Church. The nobility...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801843197
ISBN13:9780801843198
Release Date:October 1991
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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