Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 277 Seiten)
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Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9789004396609
Series Statement:
Studies in Central European histories volume 65
Content:
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.
Content:
"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"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004345065
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kümin, Beat, 1962 - Imperial villages Leiden : Brill, 2019 ISBN 9789004345065
Additional Edition:
ISBN 900434506X
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Deutschland
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Politische Kultur
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Landleben
;
Gemeindeverwaltung
;
Geschichte 1300-1800
DOI:
10.1163/9789004396609
Author information:
Kümin, Beat 1962-
