1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779665803321

Autore

Lyon Jonathan Reed

Titolo

Princely brothers and sisters [[electronic resource] ] : the sibling bond in German politics, 1100-1250 / / Jonathan R. Lyon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8014-6784-5

0-8014-6785-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Classificazione

NW 8150

Disciplina

306.875/3094309021

Soggetti

Siblings - Germany - History - To 1500

Nobility - Germany - History - To 1500

Germany Politics and government 843-1273

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The origins of twelfth-century princely lineages -- Forging the bonds between siblings : succession, inheritance and church careers -- Baby boomers : the first generation of the Staufen upper aristocracy -- Frederick Barbarossa and Henry the Lion : cousins in an age of brothers -- Cooperation, conflict and the rise of a new generation, ca. 1180-1210 -- From Bamberg to Budapest : four brothers and four sisters in the early 13th century -- The uncertain future of lineages : siblings during the reign of Frederick II.

Sommario/riassunto

In Princely Brothers and Sisters, Jonathan R. Lyon takes a fresh look at sibling networks and the role they played in shaping the practice of politics in the Middle Ages. Focusing on nine of the most prominent aristocratic families in the German kingdom during the Staufen period (1138-1250), Lyon finds that noblemen-and to a lesser extent, noblewomen-relied on the cooperation and support of their siblings as they sought to maintain or expand their power and influence within a competitive political environment. Consequently, sibling relationships proved crucial at key moments in shaping the political and territorial interests of many lords of the kingdom.Family historians have largely overlooked brothers and sisters in the political life of medieval societies. As Lyon points out, however, siblings are the contemporaries



whose lives normally overlap the longest. More so than parents and children, husbands and wives, or lords and vassals, brothers and sisters have the potential to develop relationships that span entire lifetimes. The longevity of some sibling bonds therefore created opportunities for noble brothers and sisters to collaborate in especially potent ways. As Lyon shows, cohesive networks of brothers and sisters proved remarkably effective at counterbalancing the authority of the Staufen kings and emperors. Well written and impeccably researched, Princely Brothers and Sisters is an important book not only for medieval German historians but also for the field of family history.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020264103321

Titolo

Genes for plant abiotic stress / / editors, Matthew A. Jenks, Andrew J. Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, IA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9786612303449

9781282303447

1282303449

9780813809380

081380938X

9780813809069

0813809061

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JenksMatthew A

WoodAndrew J

Disciplina

631.5233

632.1

Soggetti

Crops - Effect of stress on

Crop improvement

Crops and climate

Crops - Physiology

Crops - Development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Genes for Plant Abiotic Stress; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Genetic Determinants of Plant Adaptation under Water Stress; 1: Genetic Determinants of Stomatal Function; Introduction; Arabidopsis as a Model System; How Do Stomates Sense Drought Stress?; Signaling Events inside Guard Cells in Response to Drought; Cell Signaling Mutants with Altered Stomatal Responses; Transcriptional Regulation in Stomatal Drought Response; Summary; References; 2: Pathways and Genetic Determinants for Cell Wall-Based Osmotic Stress Tolerance in the Arabidopsis thaliana Root System; Introduction

Genes That Affect the Cell Wall and Plant Stress ToleranceGenes and Proteins in Cellulose Biosynthesis; Pathways Involved in N-glycosylation and N-glycan Modifications; Dolichol Biosynthesis; Sugar-nucleotide Biosynthesis; Assembly of Core Oligosaccharide; Oligosaccharyltransferase; Processing of Core Oligosaccharides in the ER; Unfolded Protein Response and Osmotic Stress Signaling; N-glycan Re-glycosylation and ER-associated Protein Degradation; N-glycan Modification in the Golgi Apparatus; Ascorbate as an Interface between the N-glycosylation Pathway and Oxidative Stress Response

Biosynthesis of GPI AnchorMicrotubules; Conclusion; References; 3: Transcription and Signaling Factors in the Drought Response Regulatory Network; Introduction; Drought Stress Perception; Systems Biology Approaches; Transcriptomic Studies of Drought Stress; The DREB/CBF Regulon; ABA Signaling; Reactive Oxygen Signaling; Integration of Stress Regulatory Networks; Assembling the Known Pathways and Expanding Using Gene Expression Networks' Predicted Protein Interactions; Acknowledgments; References; Section 2: Genes for Crop Adaptation to Poor Soil

4: Genetic Determinants of Salinity Tolerance in Crop PlantsIntroduction; Salinity Tolerance; Conclusion; References; 5: Unraveling the Mechanisms Underlying Aluminum-dependent Root Growth Inhibition; Introduction; Mechanisms of Aluminum Toxicity; Aluminum Resistance Mechanisms; Aluminum Tolerance Mechanisms; Arabidopsis as a Model System for Aluminum Resistance, Tolerance, and Toxicity; Aluminum-sensitive Arabidopsis Mutants; The Role of ALS3 in Al Tolerance; ALS1 Encodes a Half-type ABC Transporter Required for Aluminum Tolerance

Other Arabidopsis Factors Required for Aluminum Resistance/ToleranceIdentification of Aluminum-tolerant Mutants in Arabidopsis; The Nature of the alt1 Mutations; Conclusions; References; 6: Genetic Determinants of Phosphate Use Effciency in Crops; Introduction; Why Improve Crop Nutrition and the Relationship with World Food Security?; Phosphorus and Crops: Phosphorus as an Essential Nutrient and Its Supply as a Key Component to Crop Yield; Phosphorus and Plant Metabolism: Regulatory and Structural Functions

Phosphate Starvation: Adaptations to Phosphate Starvation and Current Knowledge about Phosphate Sensing and Signaling Networks during Phosphate Stress

Sommario/riassunto

Abiotic stresses caused by drought, salinity, toxic metals, temperature extremes, and nutrient poor soils are among the major constraints to plant growth and crop production worldwide. While crop breeding strategies to improve yields have progressed, a better understanding of the genetic and biological mechanisms underpinning stress adaptation is needed. Genes For Plant Abiotic Stress presents the latest research on recently examined genes and alleles and guides discussion of the genetic and physiological determinants that will be important for crop improvement in the future.