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Imperial Villages : Cultures of Political Freedom in the German Lands C. 1300-1800.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Central European Histories SeriesPublisher: Boston : BRILL, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (293 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004396609
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Imperial VillagesDDC classification:
  • 320.80943
LOC classification:
  • JN3249 .K865 2019
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on the Text -- Figures and Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 Approaches -- Chapter 1 Polities without a Prince: an Introduction -- Chapter 2 Origins, Evolutions and Settings -- Part 2 Regimes -- Chapter 3 Domestic Affairs: Co-Operation and Conflict -- Chapter 4 External Relations: Protectors and Predators -- Chapter 5 Religious Life: Heaven and Earth -- Part 3 Perspectives -- Chapter 6 Representations and Perceptions -- Chapter 7 Conclusions -- Appendix 1 Communities Possessing, Claiming or Attributed Imperial Village Status (Pre-1803) -- Appendix 2 Senior Officials and Clergymen in Five Imperial Villages c. 1300-1800 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: In this first book-length study of imperial villages, Beat Kümin provides unprecedented insights into the micro-political cultures of rural communities and popular desires for local autonomy in the pre-modern German lands.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Notes on the Text -- Figures and Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Part 1 Approaches -- Chapter 1 Polities without a Prince: an Introduction -- Chapter 2 Origins, Evolutions and Settings -- Part 2 Regimes -- Chapter 3 Domestic Affairs: Co-Operation and Conflict -- Chapter 4 External Relations: Protectors and Predators -- Chapter 5 Religious Life: Heaven and Earth -- Part 3 Perspectives -- Chapter 6 Representations and Perceptions -- Chapter 7 Conclusions -- Appendix 1 Communities Possessing, Claiming or Attributed Imperial Village Status (Pre-1803) -- Appendix 2 Senior Officials and Clergymen in Five Imperial Villages c. 1300-1800 -- Bibliography -- Index.

In this first book-length study of imperial villages, Beat Kümin provides unprecedented insights into the micro-political cultures of rural communities and popular desires for local autonomy in the pre-modern German lands.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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