Imperial villages : cultures of political freedom in the German lands, c. 1300-1800
Polities without a prince : an introduction -- Origins, evolutions and settings -- Domestic affairs : co-operation and conflict -- External relations : protectors and predators -- Religious life : heaven and earth -- Representations and perceptions -- Conclusions
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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Leiden Boston : Brill,
[2019]
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| Titres liés à la collection: | Studies in Central European histories
volume 65 |
| Accès à la collection: | Studies in Central European histories |
| Sujets: | Central-local government relations Political culture Country life Deutschland Politische Kultur Landleben Gemeindeverwaltung Geschichte 1300-1800 |
| Description matérielle: | XIV, 277 Seiten |
| Résumé: | Polities without a prince : an introduction -- Origins, evolutions and settings -- Domestic affairs : co-operation and conflict -- External relations : protectors and predators -- Religious life : heaven and earth -- Representations and perceptions -- Conclusions "Hundreds of rural communities tasted political freedom in the Holy Roman Empire. For shorter or longer periods, villagers managed local affairs without subjection to territorial overlords. In this first book-length study, Beat Kümin focuses on the five case studies of Gochsheim and Sennfeld (in present-day Bavaria), Sulzbach and Soden (Hesse) and Gersau (Switzerland). Adopting a comparative perspective across the late medieval and early modern periods, the analysis of multiple sources reveals distinct extents of rural self-government, the forging of communalized confessions and an enduring attachment to the empire. Negotiating inner tensions as well as mounting centralization pressures, Reichsdörfer provide privileged insights into rural micro-political cultures while their stories resonate with resurgent desires for greater local autonomy in Europe today"-- |
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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 237-265 |
| Description matérielle: | XIV, 277 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9789004345065 900434506X 9789004396609 9004396608 |