DIFFERENCE AND IDENTITY IN FRANCIA AND MEDIEVAL FRANCE by Justine Firnhaber-Baker, Meredith Cohen (Editor) ( 9780754667575 )

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DIFFERENCE AND IDENTITY IN FRANCIA AND MEDIEVAL FRANCE

By:

Justine Firnhaber-Baker, Meredith Cohen (Editor)

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Hardback

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075466757X

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9780754667575

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

23 August, 2010

Pages:

256

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A collection of essays about the existence of difference in medieval France, and also about the variety of ways that difference could create solidarity and sympathy among groups, as well as disaffection and disgust.

Synopsis:

Difference in medieval France was not solely a marker for social exclusion, provoking feelings of disgust and disaffection, but it could also create solidarity and sympathy among groups. Contributors to this volume address inclusion and exclusion from a variety of perspectives, ranging from ethnic and linguistic difference in Charlemagne's court, to lewd sculpture in Bearn, to prostitution and destitution in Paris. Arranged thematically, the sections progress from the discussion of tolerance and intolerance, through the clearly defined notion of foreignness, to the complex study of stranger identity in the medieval period. As a whole the volume presents a fresh, intriguing perspective on questions of exclusion and belonging in the medieval world.

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Includes 33 b&w illustrations

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Ashgate Publishing Limited

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