Age, Marriage, and Politics in Fifteenth-Century Ragusa
This book combines the interdisciplinary insights of history,
anthropology, and computing to examine the interrelationships
between politics, kinship, and marriage in a late-medieval
city-state. At the heart of the study is a reconsideration of
`office' and the ways in which ties of kinship and marriage
were mobilized to build electoral success. In fifteenth-century
Ragusa (present-day Dubrovnik) membership of the Great Council,
which nominated and elected office-holders, was restricted to the
legitimate male offspring of patrician brides and grooms. The
patrician class was highly endogamous, and the relationship between
endogamy and electoral support is an important theme running
through this book. A related theme concerns the age differences
between spouses, which are shown to have important structural
implications for the organization of the casata, kinship relations,
and marriage ties. These implications are investigated using a
variety of innovative methods, including cohort analysis and
computer simulation.
Review quote:
... combines the interdisciplinary insights of history,
anthropology, and computing to examine the interrelation between
politics, kinship, and marriage in a late-medieval city-state ...
using a variety of innovative methods, including cohort analysis
and computer simulation. (Human Evolution)
Based on comprehensive analysis of archival data ... A rich and
detailed picture of the genealogical connections and social
characteristics of the ruling elite emerges from the analyses.
(Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute)
This book combines the insights of history and anthropology with
innovative techniques such as computer simulation to investigate
the relationships between politics, kinship, and marriage in the
late-medieval city-state of Ragusa (present-day Dubrovnik). At its
heart is a reconsideration of `office' and the ways in which
ties of kinship and marriage were mobilized to build electoral
success.
Ausstattung/Bilder: 234 pages - 2 maps, tables - 234 x 156 mm
Seitenzahl: 236
Englisch
Abmessung: 156mm x 234mm x 22mm
Gewicht: 493g
ISBN-13: 9780198234128
ISBN-10: 0198234120
Best.Nr.: 24075777
... combines the interdisciplinary insights of history, anthropology, and computing to examine the interrelation between politics, kinship, and marriage in a late-medieval city-state ... using a variety of innovative methods, including cohort analysis and computer simulation. Human Evolution Based on comprehensive analysis of archival data ... A rich and detailed picture of the genealogical connections and social characteristics of the ruling elite emerges from the analyses. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Ragusa: Trade and Territory Ragusan Government and the Quest for Offices The Casata Casata Unity: Size and Political Muscle Betrothal Order, Dowry, and the 'Sisters First' Principle The Casata, Genealogical Skewing, and Political Support Changes in the Great Council and Political Competition Bureaucracy and Office Conclusion
