{"product_id":"honor-vengeance-and-social-trouble-9780801453465","title":"Honor Vengeance and Social Trouble","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn example of microhistory at its best, this book offers a new perspective on the socal history of medieval and early modern Europe and on historiography more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The merit of \u003ci\u003eHonor, Vengeance, and Social Trouble: Pardon Letters in the Burgundian Low Countries\u003c\/i\u003e lies in its attempt, wherever possible, to corroborate the cases it examines by unearthing supplementary archival data from a variety of sources, and to vividly and amusingly illuminate the social world in the towns and villages of the fifteenth-century Burgundian lands.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Thierry Boucquey * Comitatus 47 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novelty of this book lies in chapters 3 and 4, where the focus shifts from homicide to a set of pardon letters—statistically, a tiny minority—involving the abduction, real or alleged, of a woman. Here we get an illuminating glimpse of marriage law, interpersonal violence, the interaction between these two, and fifteenth-century life generally.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Pieter Spierenburg * Renaissance Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. The Forgiving Prince: Pardons and Their Origins1. Social Discord: Disputes, Vendettas, and Political Clients2. Violence, Honor, and Sexuality3. Marital Conflict4. Actress, Wife, or Lover? Maria van der Hoeven Accused and DefendedConclusion. People and Their Stories\u003ci\u003eBibliographical Note\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405142532439,"sku":"9780801453465","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801453465.jpg?v=1730488862","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/honor-vengeance-and-social-trouble-9780801453465","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}