City and community in Norman Italy /
Oldfield, Paul,Ph.D.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287) and index.
Part I : urban government and communal independence -- Before 1085 : the arrival of the Normans -- The fragmentation of power (1085-1127) -- Civil war and unification (1127-1139) -- The Norman kingdom of Sicily (1139-1189) -- From the Normans to the Staufen (1189-1220) -- Part II : urban society : community, identity and wealth -- Populations, cultural identity and citizenship -- The community -- The Church, bishop and civic identity -- The urban economy.
Normans
City and town life
Community life
Cities and towns