The Northern Lands: Germanic Europe, c.1270 - c.1500 explores the region bordering the North and Baltic Seas, an area which remained more culturally and economically integrated during the late Middle Ages than scholars have generallyperceived. The book provides the reader with broad overviews of England, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, and the Holy Roman Empire during the late medievalperiod, as well as an analysis of the distinctive features of each region. This book will stimulate debate into the unique regional identity that blossomedin northern Europe during the late medieval period. INDICE: Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Of Dynasty, Diplomacy and Rebellion: Kingdoms, Principalities and Federations in the Northern Lands: 1. Late Medieval England 2. The Low Countries: Crossroads of the Northern Lands 3. Denmark, Scandinavia and the German Baltic Coast 4. Crown, Princes and States in Late Medieval Germany Part II: The Bonds of Community: Statecraft, Sovereignty, Law and Language: 5. The Administration of Sovereignty 6. Law and Justice 7. Language, Group Identity and Proto-National Consciousness Part III: The Strategies of Lineage: 8. Comparative Elites 9. The Family and Gender Relations in theNorthern Lands Part IV: Urbanization and Trade: The Northern Lands as an Economic Region: 10. Urbanization in the Northern Lands 11. The Commercial Integration of the Northern Lands Conclusion: Of Integration, Disintegration and Reorientation Illustration Sources and Credits Bibliography Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-0051-9
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 424
- Fecha Publicación: 09/01/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés