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Hostages in the Middle Ages
Hostages in the Middle Ages
Author: Adam J. Kosto
In medieval Europe hostages were given, not taken. They were a means of guarantee used to secure transactions ranging from treaties to wartime commitments to financial transactions. In principle, the force of the guarantee lay in the threat to the life of the hostage if the agreement were broken but, while violation of agreements was common, exe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199651702
ISBN-10: 0199651701
Publication Date: 9/7/2012
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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