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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480061103321

Autore

Mykhaylovskiy Vitaliy

Titolo

European expansion and the contested borderlands of late medieval Podillya, Ukraine / / by Vitaliy Mykhaylovskiy [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leeds : , : ARC Humanities Press, , 2019

ISBN

1-64189-031-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 182 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Beyond medieval Europe

Disciplina

947.7902

Soggetti

Cultural pluralism - Ukraine - Podillia - History

Podillia (Ukraine) History

Podillia (Ukraine) Ethnic relations History

Ukraine History 862-1240

Ukraine History 1240-1340

Ukraine History 1340-1648

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- CHRONOLOGY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. THE REGION WITH A NEW NAME IN RUTHENIAN LANDS AFTER 1340 -- Chapter 2. TERRITORY WITHOUT BORDERS: IS IT POSSIBLE? -- Chapter 3. THE MAIN CENTRES OF PODILLYA IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY -- Chapter 4. THREE TATAR KINGDOMS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE GOLDEN HORDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY -- Chapter 5. THE KORIATOVYCH BROTHERS AT THE SERVICE OF CASIMIR III THE GREAT AND LOUIS I OF HUNGARY -- Chapter 6. SPYTEK OF MELSZTYN: THE NEW "PRINCE" FROM KRAKÓW -- Chapter 7. CHOOSING THE BETTER LEADER: WŁADYSŁAW II JAGIEŁŁO OR VYTAUTAS? -- Chapter 8. THE OPENING OF AN UNKNOWN TERRITORY TO NEWCOMERS -- Chapter 9. THE STRUGGLE FOR PODILLYA: JAGIEŁŁO, ŠVITRIGAILA, THE SHADOW OF VYTAUTAS, AND PRO- POLISH NEWCOMERS -- Chapter 10. NEW LAW, NEW OFFICIALS, AND NEW PEOPLE IN THE REGION -- Chapter 11. PATRONS AND CLIENTS: THE FORMATION OF A PATRONAGE SYSTEM AMONG THE PODOLIAN NOBILITY IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY: THE BUCZACKI CLIENTELE



CIRCLE -- CONCLUSION -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on a key zone within the eastern frontier of medieval Europe: Podillya in modern-day Ukraine. Vitaliy Mykhaylovskiy offers a definitive guide to the region, which experienced great cultural and religious diversity, together with a continuous influx of newcomers. This is where Christian farmers met Muslim nomads. This is where German town residents and Polish nobles met urban Armenians and Tatars serving in the military. Podillya offers a unique opportunity to see interaction of so many peoples, principalities, and cultures - the eastern frontier of Europe at its most dynamic.