Social Identity in Early Medieval Britain

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Social identity is a concept od increasing importance in the social sciences. Here, the concept is applied to the often atheoretical realm of medieval studies. Each contributor focuses on a particular topic of early medieval identity - ethnicity, national identity, social location, subjectivity/personhood, political organization, kiship, the body, gender, age, proximity/regionality, memory and ideological systems. The result is a pioneering vision of medieval social identity and a challenge to some of the received general wisdoms about this period.

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William O. Frazer, formerly at the Univeristy of Sheffield. William O. Frazer and Andy Tyrrell were both formerly at the Univeristy of Sheffield.