Uncommon dominion : Venetian Crete and the myth of ethnic purity / Sally McKee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKee, Sally.

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania. Press.

Series:

Middle Ages series

The Middle ages series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Greece--Crete--History.

Ethnicity.

History.

Crete (Greece)--Ethnic relations--History.

Crete (Greece).

Crete (Greece)--History--Venetian rule, 1204-1669.

Greece--Crete.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages).

Other Title:

Venetian Crete and the myth of ethnic purity

Penn Press e-books.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2000]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Sally McKee's magisterial book on the character of Venetian dominion in fourteenth-century Crete contributes immensely to our understanding of that neglected subject. Moreover, the book is a thought-provoking examination of this specific case history in relation to the origins and nature of Western colonialism."--

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Colony of Crete: "Our City's Eye and Right Hand" 19

Chapter 2 The Candiotes and Their City 57

Chapter 3 "The Obligation of Our Blood" 100

Chapter 4 High Stakes in Venetian Crete: "Venetians by Name and Custom, Enemies by Design and Character" 133

Chapter 5 Conclusion: The Myth of Ethnic Homogeneity 168

Appendix 1 Occurrence of Cognomina 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-259) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: McKee, Sally. Uncommon dominion.

ISBN:

9780812203813

081220381X

OCLC:

759158251

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.