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Rheubottom, David

 
9780198234128: Age, Marriage, and Politics in Fifteenth-Century Ragusa
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0198234120 ISBN 13 : 9780198234128
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This book combines the interdisciplinary insights of history, anthropology, and computing to examine the interrelationships between politics, kinship, and marriage in a late-medieval city-state. At the heart of the study is a reconsideration of `office' and the ways in which ties of kinship and marriage were mobilized to build electoral success. In fifteenth-century Ragusa (present-day Dubrovnik) membership of the Great Council, which nominated and elected office-holders, was restricted to the legitimate male offspring of patrician brides and grooms. The patrician class was highly endogamous, and the relationship between endogamy and electoral support is an important theme running through this book. A related theme concerns the age differences between spouses, which are shown to have important structural implications for the organization of the casata, kinship relations, and marriage ties. These implications are investigated using a variety of innovative methods, including cohort analysis and computer simulation.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book combines the interdisciplinary insights of history, anthropology, and computing to examine the interrelationships between politics, kinship, and marriage in a late-medieval city-state. At the heart of the study is a reconsideration of `office' and the ways in which ties of kinship and marriage were mobilized to build electoral success. In fifteenth-century Ragusa (present-day Dubrovnik) membership of the Great Council, which nominated and elected office-holders, was restricted to the legitimate male offspring of patrician brides and grooms. The patrician class was highly endogamous, and the relationship between endogamy and electoral support is an important theme running through this book. A related theme concerns the age differences between spouses, which are shown to have important structural implications for the organization of the casata, kinship relations, and marriage ties. These implications are investigated using a variety of innovative methods, including cohort analysis and computer simulation.

Revue de presse

... combines the interdisciplinary insights of history, anthropology, and computing to examine the interrelation between politics, kinship, and marriage in a late-medieval city-state ... using a variety of innovative methods, including cohort analysis and computer simulation. (Human Evolution)

Based on comprehensive analysis of archival data ... A rich and detailed picture of the genealogical connections and social characteristics of the ruling elite emerges from the analyses. (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198234120
ISBN 13 
9780198234128
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
236
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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