Ties of Kinship
Professor of History Christian Raffensperger has again elevated global understanding of Medieval Europe and Kyivan Rus.鈥 His latest book, Ties of Kinship: Genealogy and Dynastic Marriage in Kyivan Rus鈥, which was just published by Harvard University Press, is already being hailed as one 鈥渢hat has been needed for generations,鈥 according to fellow historian Russell E. Martin at Westminster College.