City and Community in Norman Italy (Hardcover)

Introduction; Part I. Urban Government and Communal Independence: 1. Before 1085: the arrival of the Normans; 2. The fragmentation of power (1085?1127); 3. Civil war and unification (1127?39); 4. The Norman kingdom of Sicily (1139?89); 5. From the Normans to the Staufen (1189?1220); Part II. Urban Society: Community, Identity and Wealth: 6. Populations, cultural identity and citizenship; 7. The community; 8. The Church, bishop and civic identity; 9. The urban economy; Conclusion; Appendix; Map of southern Italy; Bibliography.