Dynasties - A Global History of Power, 1300-1800

Informationen zum Autor Jeroen Duindam studied history and anthropology at the University of Utrecht, and was appointed to the Utrecht History Department in 1991. While Duindam taught cultural history, Cold War studies, international relations and political history, his research remained focused on the early modern European court and on the connections between rulers and elites. In 2008, he became Chair of Early Modern History at Groningen University, and since 2010 has held the Chair for Early Modern History at the University of Leiden. He is the author of numerous articles and two monographs: Vienna and Versailles: The Court of Europe's Dynastic Rivals (Cambridge, 2003) and Myths of Power: Norbert Elias and the Early Modern European Court (1995). Duindam recently edited a number of global comparative volumes and is editor of the book series Rulers and Elites. In 2011, he was awarded a prestigious Dutch research grant (NWO Horizon) on 'Eurasian Empires', a project with eight researchers based at three universities. Klappentext A broad-ranging study of dynastic power in the late medieval and early modern world. Zusammenfassung A broad-ranging history of dynastic power in the late medieval and early modern world. Ranging from the European! Mughal! Ming and Safavid dynasties to the Ottoman Empire! Tokugawa Japan and Choson Korea! it examines the rise and fall of dynasties! rituals of state and the role of the court. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Rulers: position versus person; 2. Dynasty: reproduction and succession; 3. At court: spaces, groups, balances; 4. Realm: connections and interactions; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Jeroen Duindam, Jeroen (Universiteit Leiden) Duindam, Duindam Jeroen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781107637580
• ISBN: 978-1-107-63758-0
• No. of pages: 435
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / World, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599