State Nobility Early Modern Germany - Couverture souple

Zmora

 
9780521522656: State Nobility Early Modern Germany
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ISBN 10 : 052152265X ISBN 13 : 9780521522656
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

One of the most striking features of late medieval and early modern German was the countless feuds carried out by nobles. A constant threat to law and order, these feuds have commonly been regarded as a manifestation of the decline - economic and otherwise - of the nobility. This study shows that the nobility was not in crisis at this time. Nor were feuds merely banditry by another name. Rather, they were the result of an interplay between two fundamental processes: princely state-building, and social stratification among the nobility. Offering a new paradigm for understanding the German nobility, this book argues that the development of the state made proximity to princes the single most decisive factor in determining the fortune of a family. The result was a violent competition among the nobility over resources which were crucial to the princes. Feuds played a central role in this struggle that eventually led to the formation of an elite of noble families on whose power and wealth the princely state depended.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

One of the most striking features of late medieval and early modern German was the countless feuds carried out by nobles. A constant threat to law and order, these feuds have commonly been regarded as a manifestation of the decline - economic and otherwise - of the nobility. This study shows that the nobility was not in crisis at this time. Nor were feuds merely banditry by another name. Rather, they were the result of an interplay between two fundamental processes: princely state-building, and social stratification among the nobility. Offering a new paradigm for understanding the German nobility, this book argues that the development of the state made proximity to princes the single most decisive factor in determining the fortune of a family. The result was a violent competition among the nobility over resources which were crucial to the princes. Feuds played a central role in this struggle that eventually led to the formation of an elite of noble families on whose power and wealth the princely state depended.

Revue de presse

"...Zmora does a sound job of proving the linkage between territorial state-building and noble feuding." Choice

"It is an exceptionally intersting story, told if not always with crystalline clarity, told nonetheless with verve and authority." Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052152265X
ISBN 13 
9780521522656
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
250
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Personne responsable
Avery
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521561792: State and Nobility in Early Modern Germany: The Knightly Feud in Franconia, 1440–1567

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521561795 ISBN 13 :  9780521561792
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998
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