The Resource Hastening toward Prague : power and society in the medieval Czech lands, Lisa Wolverton
Hastening toward Prague : power and society in the medieval Czech lands, Lisa Wolverton
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- Summary
- This is the first comprehensive study in English of Czech society and politics in the High Middle Ages. It paints a vivid portrait of a flourishing Christian community in the decades between 1050 and 1200. Bohemia's social and political landscape remained remarkably cohesive, centered on a throne in Prague, the Premyslid duke who occupied it, a society of property-owning freemen, and the ascendant Catholic church. In decades fraught with political violence, these provided a focal point for Czech identity and political order. In this, the Czechs' heavenly patron, Saint Vaclav, and the German emperor beyond their borders too had a role to play. An impressive, systematic dissection of a medieval polity, Hastening Toward Prague is based on a close rereading of written and material artifacts from the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Arguing against a view that puts state or nation formation at heart, Wolverton examines interactions among dukes, emperors, freemen, and the church on their own terms, asking what powers the dukes of Bohemia possessed and how they were exercised within a broader political community. Evaluating not only the foundations and practice of ducal lordship but also the form and progress of resistance to it, she argues in particular that violence was not a sign of political instability but should be interpreted as reflecting a dynamic economy of checks and balances in a fluid, mature political system. This also reveals the values and strategies that sustained the Czech Lands as a community. The study honors the complexity and dynamism of the medieval exercise of power
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (406 pages)
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Notre Dame, 1996, originally entitled: In manu sancti Wenceslai
- Contents
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- pt. I. The structure of power
- pt. II. Dynamics and strategies
- Isbn
- 9780585436357
- Label
- Hastening toward Prague : power and society in the medieval Czech lands
- Title
- Hastening toward Prague
- Title remainder
- power and society in the medieval Czech lands
- Statement of responsibility
- Lisa Wolverton
- Subject
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- Bohemen
- Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Kings and rulers
- Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Politics and government -- 12th century
- Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?-1125
- Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?-1125
- Czech Republic -- Bohemia
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Medieval
- Kings and rulers
- Macht
- Middeleeuwen
- Politics and government
- Politieke situatie
- Power (Social sciences)
- Power (Social sciences) -- Czech Republic | Bohemia
- Přemyslid dynasty
- Přemyslid dynasty
- 1100-1199
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is the first comprehensive study in English of Czech society and politics in the High Middle Ages. It paints a vivid portrait of a flourishing Christian community in the decades between 1050 and 1200. Bohemia's social and political landscape remained remarkably cohesive, centered on a throne in Prague, the Premyslid duke who occupied it, a society of property-owning freemen, and the ascendant Catholic church. In decades fraught with political violence, these provided a focal point for Czech identity and political order. In this, the Czechs' heavenly patron, Saint Vaclav, and the German emperor beyond their borders too had a role to play. An impressive, systematic dissection of a medieval polity, Hastening Toward Prague is based on a close rereading of written and material artifacts from the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Arguing against a view that puts state or nation formation at heart, Wolverton examines interactions among dukes, emperors, freemen, and the church on their own terms, asking what powers the dukes of Bohemia possessed and how they were exercised within a broader political community. Evaluating not only the foundations and practice of ducal lordship but also the form and progress of resistance to it, she argues in particular that violence was not a sign of political instability but should be interpreted as reflecting a dynamic economy of checks and balances in a fluid, mature political system. This also reveals the values and strategies that sustained the Czech Lands as a community. The study honors the complexity and dynamism of the medieval exercise of power
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wolverton, Lisa
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wolverton, Lisa
- Series statement
- Middle Ages series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Přemyslid dynasty
- Cosmas
- Cosmas
- Přemyslid dynasty
- Bohemia (Czech Republic)
- Bohemia (Czech Republic)
- Power (Social sciences)
- HISTORY
- Kings and rulers
- Politics and government
- Power (Social sciences)
- Czech Republic
- Politieke situatie
- Macht
- Middeleeuwen
- Bohemen
- Label
- Hastening toward Prague : power and society in the medieval Czech lands, Lisa Wolverton
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Notre Dame, 1996, originally entitled: In manu sancti Wenceslai
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-398) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. The structure of power -- pt. II. Dynamics and strategies
- Control code
- ocm51478995
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (406 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585436357
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.9783/9780812204223
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt35drbh
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)51478995
- Label
- Hastening toward Prague : power and society in the medieval Czech lands, Lisa Wolverton
- Note
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Notre Dame, 1996, originally entitled: In manu sancti Wenceslai
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-398) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. The structure of power -- pt. II. Dynamics and strategies
- Control code
- ocm51478995
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (406 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780585436357
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.9783/9780812204223
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt35drbh
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)51478995
Subject
- Bohemen
- Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Kings and rulers
- Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Politics and government -- 12th century
- Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?-1125
- Cosmas, of Prague, 1045?-1125
- Czech Republic -- Bohemia
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Medieval
- Kings and rulers
- Macht
- Middeleeuwen
- Politics and government
- Politieke situatie
- Power (Social sciences)
- Power (Social sciences) -- Czech Republic | Bohemia
- Přemyslid dynasty
- Přemyslid dynasty
- 1100-1199
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