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OverviewMost scholarship in English on the political and social order of early medieval Europe concentrates on the Western Frankish regions. Warren Brown shifts the focus to the East, concentrating on conflicts and their resolutions to learn how a central authority could affect local societies in the Middle Ages.Brown delves into the rich archival materials of eighth- and ninth-century Bavaria, exploring how Bavarians handled conflicts both before and after the absorption of their duchy into the empire of Charlemagne. The ability to follow specific cases in remarkable detail allows Brown to depict the ways the conquered population reacted to the imposition of a new central authority; how that authority and its institutions were able to function in this far-flung outpost of Charlemagne's realm; and how the relationship between royal authority and local processes developed as the Frankish empire unraveled under Charlemagne's heirs.By drawing on the recent work of anthropologists and political scientists on topics such as dispute resolution and the dynamics of conquest and colonization, Brown considers issues larger than the procedures for handling conflict in the early Middle Ages: How could a ruler exercise power without the coercive resources available to the modern state? In what ways can a people respond to military conquest? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Warren BrownPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9780801437908ISBN 10: 0801437903 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 14 February 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsBrown's book constitutes an important addition to the distinguished tradition of studies of the dynamics of early medieval societies; it is fitting that it should appear as one of the first volumes in an exciting and well-produced new Cornell series Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past under the editorship of Barbara Rosenwein, one of the founders of the charter-based approach. -Matthew Innes, Birbeck College, English Historical Review, September 2002 This is all a first book ought to be. It engages in a running scholarly debate, contributes material from a time and area previously under-represented there, and subjects the results to precise scrutiny and imaginative analysis. . . . Unjust Seizure is an exemplary first book of the kind that promises its author a scholarly career full of importance and interest. Paul R. Hyams, Medieval Review, September 2002 Author InformationWarren Brown is Associate Professor of History at the California Institute of Technology and coeditor of Conflict in Medieval Europe. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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