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Captivity and Imprisonment in Medieval Europe, C. 1000-C. 1300 (Medieval Culture and Society)
Jean Dunbabin
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Paperback. This title explores the growing importance of prisons, both lay and ecclesiastical, in western Europe between 1000 and 1300. Included is a discussion of conditions within prisons, the means of release open to some captives, and writing in or about prison. Editor(s): Stacey, Robert. Series: Medieval Culture & Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HBTS; JKVP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
This book explores the growing importance of prisons, both lay and ecclesiastical, in western Europe between 1000 and 1300. It attempts to explain what captors hoped to achieve by restricting the liberty of others, the means of confinement available to them, and why there was an increasingly close link between captivity and suspected criminal activity. It discusses conditions within prisons, the means of release open to some captives, and writing in or about prison.
This book explores the growing importance of prisons, both lay and ecclesiastical, in western Europe between 1000 and 1300. It attempts to explain what captors hoped to achieve by restricting the liberty of others, the means of confinement available to them, and why there was an increasingly close link between captivity and suspected criminal activity. It discusses conditions within prisons, the means of release open to some captives, and writing in or about prison.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Medieval Culture & Society
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333647158
SKU
V9780333647158
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Ref
99-15
About Jean Dunbabin
JEAN DUNBABIN is a Fellow of, and tutor at, St Anne's College, University of Oxford. She is also Reader in Medieval History at the University.
Reviews for Captivity and Imprisonment in Medieval Europe, C. 1000-C. 1300 (Medieval Culture and Society)
'An excellent book.' - Dr John Hudson, University of St Andrews