Power and identity in the Middle Ages : essays in memory of Rees Davies / edited by Huw Pryce and John Watts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pryce, Huw (University lecturer)

Watts, John (John Lovett), 1964-

Davies, R. R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences)--Great Britain--History--To 1500.

Power (Social sciences).

History.

Great Britain--Politics and government--To 1485.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--History--To 1485.

Wales--History--1063-1536.

Wales.

Physical Description:

xi, 283 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Collecting sixteen thought-provoking new essays by leading medievalists, this volume celebrates the work of the late Rees Davies. Reflecting Davies' interest in identities, political culture and the workings of power in medieval Britain, the essays range across ten centuries, looking at avariety of key topics. Issues explored range from the historical representations of peoples and the changing patterns of power and authority, to the notions of 'core' and 'periphery' and the relationship between local conditions and international movements. The political impact of words and ideas, and the parallels between developments in Wales and those elsewhere in Britain, Ireland and Europe are also discussed. Appreciations of Rees Davies, a bibliography of his works, and Davies' own farewell speech to the History Faculty at the University of Oxford complete this outstanding tribute to amuch-missed scholar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes a bibliography of published writings of Rees Davies (pages [264]-274).

ISBN:

9780199285464

0199285462

OCLC:

78988818