Decline and Fall of Medieval Sicily - Politics, Religion, Economy in Reign of Frederick III, 1296 1337

Zusammenfassung This 1995 book is a detailed study of Sicilian life in the reign of Frederick III (1296–1337), a period which saw Sicily reduced from a bustling and prosperous Mediterranean emporium to a poor backwater torn apart by violence and where for an early form of the Mafia arose. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The kingdom at risk; 2. The international scene: war without and within; 3. A divided society I: the urban demesnal world; 4. A divided society II: the rural baronial world; 5. The religious scene: piety and its problems; 6. In the margins: slaves, pirates, and women; Conclusion; Tables; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Clifford R. Backman, Clifford R. (Boston University) Backman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2002
• EAN: 9780521521819
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52181-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories