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Record Nr.

UNINA9910305551703321

Autore

Strayer Joseph R (Joseph Reese), <1904-1987, >

Titolo

On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State / / Joseph R. Strayer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011]

©2005

ISBN

1-283-37984-8

9786613379849

1-4008-2857-0

Edizione

[With a New forewords by Charles Tilly and William Chester Jordan]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Collana

Princeton Classics ; ; 21

Altri autori (Persone)

JordanWilliam Chester

TillyCharles

Disciplina

320.1/1/094

Soggetti

State, The - History - To 1500

Middle Ages

Europe Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1970.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword to the Princeton Classic Edition: Joseph Strayer Revisited -- Foreword to the Princeton Classic Edition: Medieval Origins -- Preface -- Chapter I -- Chapter II -- Chapter III -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Inspired by a lifetime of teaching and research, On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State is a classic work on what is known about the early history of the European state. This short, clear book book explores the European state in its infancy, especially in institutional developments in the administration of justice and finance. Forewords from Charles Tilly and William Chester Jordan demonstrate the perennial importance of Joseph Strayer's book, and situate it within a contemporary context. Tilly demonstrates how Strayer's work has set the agenda for a whole generation of historical analysts, not only in medieval history but also in the comparative study of state formation. William Chester Jordan's foreword examines the scholarly and pedagogical setting within which Strayer produced his book, and how this both enhanced its accessibility



and informed its focus on peculiarly English and French accomplishments in early state formation.