02231    a2200385   4500001001100000005001700011008004000028020002200068037003600090040000700126041000800133072001300141072001500154072001500169072001700184072001400201072001500215072001500230072001400245072001500259072001700274072001400291072002100305072002100326072002100347072002100368072002100389072002300410100001900433245006400452250000600516260003200522300001000554520128100564103226696120250328151432.0250324022025GB        2           eng    a9781032266961qBC  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 39.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aN2thema7 aNHD2thema7 aNHC2thema7 a1QBCB2bisac7 a3K2bisac7 a3KH2bisac7 aHBLC12bic7 aHBJD2bic7 aHBLA12bic7 a1QDAZ2bisac7 a3F2bisac7 aHIS0580002bisac7 aHIS0370102bisac7 aHIS0590002bisac7 aHIS0260002bisac7 aHIS0000002bisac7 a956.10100822bisac1 aErin L. Jordan10aWomen of AntiochbGender and Political Culture, 1095–1204  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20250324  a168 p  bThe Women of Antioch is both a biography of four women—Constance, Alice, Constance II, and Maria, all connected through marriage or birth to the crusader principality of Antioch—and an analysis of the political cultures within which they maneuvered, including eleventh-century France, Norman Italy, Antioch and Byzantium. The book’s comparative perspective facilitates the discernment of differences and commonalities in these women’s experiences, identifying elements conducive to their exercise of authority as well as limitations they encountered. Its insight into the intersection of gender and political culture demonstrates how, at certain times and places, female rule was so frequent and widely accepted that it was not viewed as an aberration in the system of governance, but rather as a safeguard ensuring its ability to function. This is especially evident in the volatile regions of Norman Italy and the Latin East, which witnessed unusually high rates of male mortality and extended captivities. While their motives differed, all four women were prepared to fight for what they perceived to be their right to power. This book will appeal to scholars interested in women, gender and political culture, as well as the history and politics of the Latin East.