Age, marriage, and politics in fifteenth-century Ragusa /

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Author / Creator:Rheubottom, David
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:x, 220 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Oxford studies in social and cultural anthropology
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4326637
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ISBN:0198234120 (acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-202) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 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