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Oxford University Press Lordship and the Decentralized State in Late Medieval Europe: 268 (Proceedings of the British Academy)

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The origins of modern European states are often traced back to the expansion of royal and princely authority in the late Middle Ages, transforming scattered power structures into centralized governments. Lordship and the Decentralized State in Late Medieval Europe rethinks state formation as a process of decentralization, exploring how these governments willingly left power to lesser political players. It challenges the assumption that the rise of states made lordship obsolete, showing instead how distributing authority among local lords reinforced the development of new political systems. The contributors tackle this fresh perspective on lordship and state formation from two complementary angles. Detailed snapshots of lordship in France and the Low Countries assess the political significance of different aspects of lordly power. Historiographical essays discuss frameworks for understanding relationships between lordship and the state in contexts across Europe. These comparative perspectives establish an innovative approach to a key question in political history.

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Brand: Oxford University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 019726784X
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Medieval
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 23 January 2025
Listed Since: 12 November 2024

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