Charlemagne's Practice of Empire
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Charlemagne's Practice of Empire
Davis, Jennifer R.
Cambridge University Press
08/2015
552
Dura
Inglês
9781107076990
15 a 20 dias
The Frankish king Charlemagne conquered most of Western Europe and then had to learn how to govern this vast new empire. The practices of rulership that Charlemagne and his men invented created a new style of politics which shaped subsequent medieval history and helped form Europe as we know it.
Introduction; Part I. Strategic Rulership: Introduction: tools of control and coercion; 1. Managing royal agents; 2. Disciplining royal agents; 3. Fractured control: Charlemagne's response to dissent; Conclusion: control and its limits; Part II. Center and Region in Charlemagne's Empire: Introduction: unity and diversity in Charlemagne's empire; 4. An empire of regions?; 5. The conquered regions as arenas for experimentation; 6. The nature of the empire: centralization and communication; Conclusion: the imperial character of Charlemagne's realm; Part III. An Empire of Practice: Introduction: continuity, change, and the building of an empire; 7. The chronology of the reign; 8. Recta via: the dynamics of political change; Conclusion: an empire of practice; Conclusion: Charlemagne's invention of medieval rulership; Bibliography; Index.
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The Frankish king Charlemagne conquered most of Western Europe and then had to learn how to govern this vast new empire. The practices of rulership that Charlemagne and his men invented created a new style of politics which shaped subsequent medieval history and helped form Europe as we know it.
Introduction; Part I. Strategic Rulership: Introduction: tools of control and coercion; 1. Managing royal agents; 2. Disciplining royal agents; 3. Fractured control: Charlemagne's response to dissent; Conclusion: control and its limits; Part II. Center and Region in Charlemagne's Empire: Introduction: unity and diversity in Charlemagne's empire; 4. An empire of regions?; 5. The conquered regions as arenas for experimentation; 6. The nature of the empire: centralization and communication; Conclusion: the imperial character of Charlemagne's realm; Part III. An Empire of Practice: Introduction: continuity, change, and the building of an empire; 7. The chronology of the reign; 8. Recta via: the dynamics of political change; Conclusion: an empire of practice; Conclusion: Charlemagne's invention of medieval rulership; Bibliography; Index.
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