Charlemagne's Practice of Empire

ISBN-13: 9781107434134 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 551 str.

Jennifer R. Davis

Opis

A new interpretation of Charlemagne, examining how the Frankish king and his men learned to govern the first European empire.

Recenzje

'This is material with which Davis is intimately familiar, and her command of the subtleties of these texts and their manuscript traditions comes through clearly throughout the volume … Whether one accepts some or all of Davis' conclusions, her study is now essential reading for all specialists working on early medieval Europe. Essential.' David S. Bachrach, H-France Review

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Strategic Rulership: Introduction: tools of control and coercion; 1. Managing royal agents; 2. Disciplining royal agents; 3. Fractured control: Charlemagne's response to dissent; Conclusion: control and its limits; Part II. Center and Region in Charlemagne's Empire: Introduction: unity and diversity in Charlemagne's empire; 4. An empire of regions?; 5. The conquered regions as arenas for experimentation; 6. The nature of the empire: centralization and communication; Conclusion: the imperial character of Charlemagne's realm; Part III. An Empire of Practice: Introduction: continuity, change, and the building of an empire; 7. The chronology of the reign; 8. Recta via: the dynamics of political change; Conclusion: an empire of practice; Conclusion: Charlemagne's invention of medieval rulership; Bibliography; Index.