Urban Panegyric and the Transformation of the Medieval City, 1100-1300

Author:   Paul Oldfield (Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Manchester)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198717737


Pages:   226
Publication Date:   03 January 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Paul Oldfield (Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Manchester)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780198717737


ISBN 10:   0198717733
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   03 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: The Sources: an overview 2: Interpretation and Audience 3: The Holy City 4: The Evil City: urban critiques 5: The City of Abundance: commerce, hinterland, people 6: Urban landscapes and Sites of Power 7: Education, History, and Sophistication Conclusion Bibliography

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This is an important book, which may prove to become even more important when scholars of other regions and centuries seek to test its thesis. * Professor Marco Mostert, University of Utrecht, Reviews in History * That Oldfield's book suggests us to ask many new questions for further research is an indication of its qualities...This is an important book, which may prove to become even more important when scholars of other regions and centuries seek to test its thesis. * Professor Marco Mostert, University of Utrecht, Reviews in History *


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Paul Oldfield is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on Medieval Southern Italy during the Norman and Staufen periods, on urban communities, and on sanctity. His publication's include City and Community in Norman Italy (2009) and Sanctity and Pilgrimage in Medieval Southern Italy, 1000-1200 (2014), as well as numerous articles and essays. He has been awarded research fellowships from the AHRC and the British Academy.

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