{"product_id":"fulk-nerra-the-neo-roman-consul-987-1040-a-political-biography-of-the-angevin-count-hardcover","title":"Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul 987-1040: A Political Biography of the Angevin Count - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard S. Bachrach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first comprehensive biography of Fulk Nerra, an important medieval ruler, who came to power in his teens and rose to be master in the west of the French Kingdom. Descendant of warriors and administrators who served the French kings, Fulk in turn built the state that provided a foundation for the vast Angevin empire later constructed by his descendants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBernard Bachrach finds the terms \"constructed\" and \"built\" more than metaphorical in relation to Fulk's career. He shows how Fulk and the Angevin counts who followed him based their long-term state building policy on Roman strategies and fortifications described by Vegetius. This creative adaptation of Roman ideas and tactics, according to Bachrach, was the key to Fulk's successful consolidation of political power. Students of medieval and military history will find here a colorful, impressively researched biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an outstanding work of historical scholarship.--Stephen D. White, Emory University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard S. Bachrach\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Minnesota and fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eEarly Medieval Jewish Policy in Western Europe\u003c\/i\u003e (1977).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.29 x 9.28 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133480931463,"sku":"9780520079960","price":133.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d837cec240f8b89efbc09f3372f0e028.webp?v=1732634665","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/fulk-nerra-the-neo-roman-consul-987-1040-a-political-biography-of-the-angevin-count-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}