State and status : the rise of the state and aristocratic power in Western Europe / Samuel Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Samuel, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State, The.

Aristocracy (Political science)--Europe--History--18th century.

Aristocracy (Political science).

Aristocracy (Political science)--Europe--History--17th century.

Power (Social sciences)--Europe--History--18th century.

Power (Social sciences).

Power (Social sciences)--Europe--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 502 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arguing that states emerged in Western Europe as powerful political-geographical centres rather than nation-states or national states, Samuel Clark examines and compares the centres and peripheries of these two large regional zones, focusing not only on England and France but also on Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Savoy, and the Southern Low Countries. This wide-ranging and multifaceted work shows how the state shaped the aristocracy and transformed its political, economic, cultural, and status power. From a theoretical perspective, State and Status is both innovative and significant; Clark is the first to link the anti-functionalist historical sociology of Western Europe with the functionalist or neofunctionalist tradition in sociology.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables, Maps, and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Centres and Peripheries

France

Lotharingia

The British Isles

Conclusion

Aristocratic Power

The Decline of Lordship

Status Power

Economic Power

Political Power

Cultural Power

Epilogue

Terms and Concepts

Methodological Problems with the Analysis of Careers of Men Listed in Dictionary of National Biography

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85712-6

9786612857126

0-7735-6495-0

OCLC:

732601144