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UNINA9910793672603321 |
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Autore |
Kümin Beat A. |
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Imperial villages : cultures of political freedom in the German lands, c. 1300-1800 / / by Beat Kümin |
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Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2019] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 pages) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Central European histories, , 1547-1217 ; ; volume 65 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Imperial villages (Holy Roman Empire) |
Political culture - Holy Roman Empire |
Country life - Holy Roman Empire |
Holy Roman Empire Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Notes on the Text -- Figures and Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Approaches -- Polities without a Prince: an Introduction -- Origins, Evolutions and Settings -- Regimes -- Domestic Affairs: Co-Operation and Conflict -- External Relations: Protectors and Predators -- Religious Life: Heaven and Earth -- Perspectives -- Representations and Perceptions -- Conclusions -- Back Matter -- Communities Possessing, Claiming or Attributed Imperial Village Status (Pre-1803) -- Senior Officials and Clergymen in Five Imperial Villages c. 1300–1800 -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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