Historical communities : cities, erudition, and national identity in early modern France

Introduction -- Writing urban history -- Municipal history and urban privileges -- François de Belleforest, national sentiment, and local scholarship -- Origin stories -- Urban history and Capitalité: the rivalry between Clermont and Riom -- Ancient history, sacred history, and French national senti...

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1. Verfasser: Bernstein, Hilary 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston : Brill, [2021]
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions volume 32
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions
Schlagworte:Cities and towns National characteristics, French Elite (Social sciences) Frankreich Stadtgeschichtsschreibung Traditionsbewusstsein Nationalbewusstsein Geschichte 1560-1670
Umfang:XI, 435 Seiten
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- Writing urban history -- Municipal history and urban privileges -- François de Belleforest, national sentiment, and local scholarship -- Origin stories -- Urban history and Capitalité: the rivalry between Clermont and Riom -- Ancient history, sacred history, and French national sentiment -- Genealogical history and local history : André Duchesne and the history of France -- Irreconcilable histories? André Duchesne and the contested history of Reims -- Recent history : remembering the Wars of Religion -- Conclusion: looking back on local history.
"Historical Communities reveals the importance of urban history writing in early modern France, from the 1560s to the 1660s, both for individual towns and the French kingdom. Grounded in published and manuscript works, archival sources, correspondence, and research notes, the book demonstrates how historical traditions mattered to city inhabitants and how local elites combined historical narratives with social and political objectives. Numerous conflicts emerged, including debates regarding city origins, the early French Church, noble genealogies, and the memory of the French Wars of Religion. Simultaneously, provincial scholars maintained active contacts within the Republic of Letters, grounding local research and writing in developing erudite methodologies and making them integral to the ongoing process of forging a French historical identity"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 435 Seiten
ISBN:9789004426467
9004426469
9789004426474
9004426477
DOI:10.1163/9789004426474