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Out of love for my kin : aristocratic family life in the lands of the Loire, 1000-1200 /

"In Out of Love for My Kin, Amy Livingstone examines the personal dimensions of the lives of aristocrats in the Loire region of France during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. She argues for a new conceptualization of aristocratic family life based on an ethos of inclusion. Inclusivity is evi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Livingstone, Amy, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : aristocrats and their families
  • The lands of the Loire, 1000-1200
  • Aristocratic family life
  • Aristocratic family life writ small : the Fréteval, Mondoubleau, and Dives kindred
  • Inheritance : diversity and continuity
  • Marriage and the disposition of property : a sign of status?
  • Marriage : practicalities, ideologies, and affection
  • For better, not worse : wives and husbands as partners in family and lordship
  • Contestations : asserting and reasserting a place in the family
  • Conclusion : out of love for my kin.