ISBN10: 0582045290, ISBN13: 9780582045293, [publisher: Routledge] Softcover Longman (Pearson Education), Harlow (.), 2000. XII,329p. Paperback. ?G.A. Loud has produced a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in southern Italy and sicily at the time of the Norman conquest. Based on years of archival research and an intimate knowledge of the sources, The Age of Robert Guiscard provides a detailed description of the conquest itself, based on the careers of the three chief protagonists, Richard of Capua, Robert Guiscard, and Roger I of Sicily, as well as a careful exegesis of the chronicles that narrate the conquest. Chapter 1 (?) includes detailed discussions of the political history of Byzantine and Lombard regions (?) and includes a short section on ?society?, in which the author briefly discusses the economy and the religion and ethnic diversity characteristic of southern Italy. (?) Chapter 2 (?) provides an excellent synthesis of the conflicting historical accounts of the Normans? arrival. By delineating certain themes common to all the sources, the author attempts to reconcile the contradictions and give a plausible explanation for the Norman migration to Italy. (?) Chapter 3 narrates the conquest of the mainland, tracing how the Normans went from being mercenaries to rulers in their own right. Once again Loud demonstrates his mastery over the source material (?). In chapter 4 the author focuses on the conquest of Sicily by Robert Guiscard and his ...

Longman, Date: 2000. Paperback. Good+. Clean pages, with no owners' marks, though fanned at the top corners; the soft cover is noticeably faded along the spine and has tiny creases at top corners, a few very short wrinkles along edges, and points of shelfwear at all corners, otherwise well-kept. XII, 329pp. incl. index. 2000. Longman ISBN 0582045290 9780582045293 [US]

ISBN10: 0582045290, ISBN13: 9780582045293, [publisher: Routledge] Softcover Longman (Pearson Education), Harlow (.), 2000. XII,329p. Paperback. ?G.A. Loud has produced a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in southern Italy and sicily at the time of the Norman conquest. Based on years of archival research and an intimate knowledge of the sources, The Age of Robert Guiscard provides a detailed description of the conquest itself, based on the careers of the three chief protagonists, Richard of Capua, Robert Guiscard, and Roger I of Sicily, as well as a careful exegesis of the chronicles that narrate the conquest. Chapter 1 (?) includes detailed discussions of the political history of Byzantine and Lombard regions (?) and includes a short section on ?society?, in which the author briefly discusses the economy and the religion and ethnic diversity characteristic of southern Italy. (?) Chapter 2 (?) provides an excellent synthesis of the conflicting historical accounts of the Normans? arrival. By delineating certain themes common to all the sources, the author attempts to reconcile the contradictions and give a plausible explanation for the Norman migration to Italy. (?) Chapter 3 narrates the conquest of the mainland, tracing how the Normans went from being mercenaries to rulers in their own right. Once again Loud demonstrates his mastery over the source material (?). In chapter 4 the author focuses on the conquest of Sicily by Robert Guiscard and his ...

London Longman 2000 First Paperback Edition. Paperback First Paperback Edition. Large 8vo. Large format paperback. ISBN: 0582045290 Pages: 341 About fine. Excellent condition.

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Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, Date: 2000. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 342 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. 2000. Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd ISBN 0582045290 9780582045293 [GB]