Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-22985-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 102 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

Reihe: Historical Connections

Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe is an important survey of the complex relationships between urban politics and regional and national politics in Europe from 1500 to 1789. In an era when the national state was far less developed than today, crucial decisions about economic, religious and social policy were often settled at the municipal level. Cities were frequently the scenes of sudden tensions or bitter conflicts between ordinary citizens and the urban elite, and the threat of civic unrest often underlay the political dynamics of early modern cities.

With vivid descriptions of events in cities in central Europe, England, France, Italy and Spain, this book outlines the forms of political interaction in the early modern city. Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe takes a fascinating comparative approach to the nature of conflict and conflict resolution in early modern communities throughout Europe.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Friedrichs, Christopher R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series editors’ preface 1 Urban politics 2 Who governed? 3 Interests and issues 4 Forms of political action 5 Escalation and intervention 6 Urban politics and the state. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher R. Friedrichs is Professor of History at the University of British Columbia. His previous books include The Early Modern City, 1450–1750 (Longman, 1995).