D Nicholas
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2009
9781405100502
Northern Lands – Germanic Europe, c.1270–c.1500
Germanic Europe, c.1270 – c.1500
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Gebonden, 424 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2009
ISBN13: 9781405100502
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
The Northern Lands: Germanic Europe, c.1270–c.1500 explores the unique regional identity that developed in the lands bordering the Baltic and North Seas during Europe′s late medieval period.
Offers an original thematic overview including government, law, language, family relations, urbanization, and economy
Maintains a comparative perspective
Includes English translations from key original sources
Includes illustrations, maps, and original diagrams to enhance readers understanding
Features a unique map of the Low Countries that includes the entire region and marks the frontiers between areas of Romance and Germanic language
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Inhoudsopgave
Preface
<p>Acknowledgments</p>
<p>Part I: Of Dynasty, Diplomacy and Rebellion: Kingdoms, Principalities and Federations in the Northern Lands:</p>
<p>1. Late Medieval England</p>
<p>2. The Low Countries: Crossroads of the Northern Lands</p>
<p>3. Denmark, Scandinavia and the German Baltic Coast</p>
<p>4. Crown, Princes and States in Late Medieval Germany</p>
<p>Part II: The Bonds of Community: Statecraft, Sovereignty, Law and Language:</p>
<p>5. The Administration of Sovereignty</p>
<p>6. Law and Justice</p>
<p>7. Language, Group Identity and Proto–National Consciousness</p>
<p>Part III: The Strategies of Lineage:</p>
<p>8. Comparative Elites</p>
<p>9. The Family and Gender Relations in the Northern Lands</p>
<p>Part IV: Urbanization and Trade: The Northern Lands as an Economic Region:</p>
<p>10. Urbanization in the Northern Lands</p>
<p>11. The Commercial Integration of the Northern Lands</p>
<p>Conclusion: Of Integration, Disintegration and Reorientation</p>
<p>Illustration Sources and Credits</p>
<p>Bibliography</p>
<p>Index</p>
<p>Acknowledgments</p>
<p>Part I: Of Dynasty, Diplomacy and Rebellion: Kingdoms, Principalities and Federations in the Northern Lands:</p>
<p>1. Late Medieval England</p>
<p>2. The Low Countries: Crossroads of the Northern Lands</p>
<p>3. Denmark, Scandinavia and the German Baltic Coast</p>
<p>4. Crown, Princes and States in Late Medieval Germany</p>
<p>Part II: The Bonds of Community: Statecraft, Sovereignty, Law and Language:</p>
<p>5. The Administration of Sovereignty</p>
<p>6. Law and Justice</p>
<p>7. Language, Group Identity and Proto–National Consciousness</p>
<p>Part III: The Strategies of Lineage:</p>
<p>8. Comparative Elites</p>
<p>9. The Family and Gender Relations in the Northern Lands</p>
<p>Part IV: Urbanization and Trade: The Northern Lands as an Economic Region:</p>
<p>10. Urbanization in the Northern Lands</p>
<p>11. The Commercial Integration of the Northern Lands</p>
<p>Conclusion: Of Integration, Disintegration and Reorientation</p>
<p>Illustration Sources and Credits</p>
<p>Bibliography</p>
<p>Index</p>