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State and society in the early Middle Ages : the middle Rhine valley, 400-1000 / Matthew Innes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Innes, Matthew, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 47.
- Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 47
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture--Rhine River Valley--History--To 1500.
- Political culture.
- Cities and towns, Medieval--Rhine River Valley.
- Cities and towns, Medieval.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Rhine River Valley--History.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Church and state--Rhine River Valley--History--To 1500.
- Church and state.
- Local government--Rhine River Valley--History--To 1500.
- Local government.
- Monasticism and religious orders--Rhine River Valley--History--Middle Ages, 600-1600.
- Monasticism and religious orders.
- Rhine River Valley--Social conditions.
- Rhine River Valley.
- Germany--History--To 843.
- Germany.
- France--Social conditions--To 987.
- France.
- Germany--Religious life and customs--Middle Ages, 843-1517.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- State & Society in the Early Middle Ages
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book, first published in 2000, is a pioneering study of politics and society in the early Middle Ages. Whereas it is widely believed that the source materials for early medieval Europe are too sparse to allow sustained study of the workings of social and political relationships on the ground, this book focuses on a uniquely well-documented area to investigate the basis of power. Topics covered include the foundation of monasteries, their relationship with the laity, and their role as social centres; the significance of urbanism; the control of land, the development of property rights and the organization of states; community, kinship and lordship; justice and dispute settlement; the uses of the written word; violence and the feud; and the development of political structures from the Roman empire to the high Middle Ages.
- Contents:
- Monasticism, spiritual patronage and social structure
- Land, kinship and status
- Local power: collective action, conflict and consensus
- Locality and centre: mechanisms of extraction
- Political power from the fifth to the eleventh century.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-306) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-11459-4
- 0-511-00844-9
- 1-280-15324-5
- 0-511-11679-9
- 0-511-15051-2
- 0-511-31022-6
- 0-511-49634-6
- 0-511-05024-0
- OCLC:
- 475871057
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