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Marriage, Manners and Mobility in Early Modern Venice

Alexander Cowan
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      Throughout history, marriage has been used as a method of creating and strengthening bonds between elites and the societies over which they ruled. Nowhere is this more apparent than in early modern Venice, where members of the patriciate looked to marital alliances with outsider brides to help maintain their position and social distinction in a fluid society. This book explores the parameters of upward social mobility, contemporary evaluations of social status and moral behaviour, and the place of marriage and concubinage within patrician society. Drawing heavily on the records of the Avogaria di Comun, which had the task of examining the social backgrounds and moral reputations of women from outside the patriciate who wished to marry patricians, this study provides a fascinating reconstruction of Venetian society as it was seen by individuals at every level.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Alexander Cowan EAN: 9780754657286 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 590 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2007-10-28 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / General WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      History and Archaeology, Social and cultural history, Industrialisation and industrial history

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      Alexander Cowan is Senior Lecturer and Research Co-ordinator in History at Northumbria University, UK.
      Throughout history, marriage has been used as a method of creating and strengthening bonds between elites and the societies over which they ruled. Nowhere is this more apparent than in early modern Venice, where members of the patriciate looked to marital alliances with outsider brides to help maintain their position and social distinction in a fluid society. This book explores the parameters of upward social mobility, contemporary evaluations of social status and moral behaviour, and the place of marriage and concubinage within patrician society. Drawing heavily on the records of the Avogaria di Comun, which had the task of examining the social backgrounds and moral reputations of women from outside the patriciate who wished to marry patricians, this study provides a fascinating reconstruction of Venetian society as it was seen by individuals at every level.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Alexander Cowan EAN: 9780754657286 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 590 g HEIGHT: 234 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2007-10-28 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / General WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

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      History and Archaeology, Social and cultural history, Industrialisation and industrial history

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      Alexander Cowan is Senior Lecturer and Research Co-ordinator in History at Northumbria University, UK.

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