The Benefits of Peace: Private Peacemaking in Late Medieval Italy

In The Benefits of Peace Glenn Kumhera offers the first comprehensive examination of private peacemaking in late medieval Italy, from its critical role in criminal justice to what it reveals about honor, vengeance, gender, preaching and reconciliation.

About the author

Glenn Kumhera, Ph.D. (2005), University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of History at Penn State University, The Behrend College. He has published on peace and peacemaking legislation in Siena.

Product details

• Authors: Glenn Kumhera
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2017
• EAN: 9789004341104
• ISBN: 978-90-04-34110-4
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries