{"product_id":"normans-and-the-norman-edge-1","title":"Normans and the 'Norman Edge'","description":"\u003cp\u003eModern historians of the Normans have tended to treat their enterprises and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eachievements as a series of separate and discrete histories. Such treatments are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evalid and valuable, but historical understanding of the Normans also depends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas much on broader approaches akin to those adopted in this book. As the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuccessor volume to \u003ci\u003eNorman Expansion: Connections, Continuities and Contrasts\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit complements and significantly extends its findings to provide a fuller appreciation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the roles played by the Normans as one of the most dynamic and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etransformative forces in the history of medieval ‘Outer Europe’. It includes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epanoramic essays that dissect the conceptual and methodological issues concerned,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuggest strategies for avoiding associated pitfalls, and indicate how far\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand in what ways the Normans and their legacies served to reshape sociopolitical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elandscapes across a vast geography extending from the remoter corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the British Isles to the Mediterranean basin. Leading experts in their fields\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealso provide case-by-case analyses, set within and between different areas, of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethemes such as lordship and domination, identities and identification, naming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epatterns, marriage policies, saints’ cults, intercultural exchanges, and diaspora–\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehomeland connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Normans and the ‘Norman Edge’ therefore presents a potent combination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof thought-provoking overviews and fresh insights derived from new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresearch, and its wide-ranging comparative focus has the advantage of illuminating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003easpects of the Norman past that traditional regional or national histories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoften do not reveal so clearly. It likewise makes a major contribution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto current Norman scholarship by reconsidering the links between Norman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexpansion and ‘state-formation’; the extent to which Norman practices and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epriorities were distinctive; the balance between continuity and innovation;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelations between the Normans and the indigenous peoples and cultures they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eencountered; and, not least, forms of Norman identity and their resilience over\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etime. An extensive bibliography is also one of this book’s strengths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54238510580056,"sku":"9781032084237","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032084237.jpg?v=1780995670","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/normans-and-the-norman-edge-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}