A Republic Of Nobles

Author : J. K. Fedorowicz,Maria Bogucka,Henry Samsonowicz
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1982-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 052124093X

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A Republic of Nobles by J. K. Fedorowicz,Maria Bogucka,Henry Samsonowicz Pdf

Poland continues to be a puzzle for the West, partly because its history remains unfamiliar. Recently, however, the country has produced a number of excellent historians whose work is highly esteemed by specialists but has not yet penetrated to the general reader. The present collection of studies by thirteen of Poland's leading historians will acquaint the layman with the basic issues of Poland's historical evolution, and offer specialists radical reinterpretations of some of those issues. It is intended both as an overview of recent trends in Polish historiography and as a summary of Polish history from its origins to the mid-nineteenth century. Historically, Poland represented the great exception to the emergence of centralized bureaucracy in Europe. The Polish Commonwealth became a fully elective monarchy which extended the franchise and citizenship rights to almost 10 per cent of its population, thereby making the state a unique example of gentry democracy. The nobility played a role in Polish history unlike that of any comparable class everywhere in Europe, and this unique phenomenon serves as a thread unifying the various themes in these studies of a 'republic of nobles.' -- from dust jacket.

Author : Henrik Mouritsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1009180673

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The Roman Elite and the End of the Republic by Henrik Mouritsen Pdf

"The boni - the wealthy, but largely non-political, section of the Roman elite - have hitherto escaped scholarly attention. This book draws a detailed and rounded picture of the boni, their identity, values and interests, also tracing their - often tense - relationship to the political class, whose inner circle of noble families eventually lost their trust and support. Concerns about property played a central part in the process, and the book explores key Roman concepts associated with property, including frugality, luxury, patrimony, debt and the all-important otium that ensured the peaceful enjoyment of private possessions. Through close readings of Cicero and other republican writers, a new narrative of the 'fall of the republic' emerges. The shifting allegiances of the wider elite of boni viri played an important part of the events that brought an end to the republic and ushered in a new political system better attuned to their material interests"--

Author : Stephan Malinowski
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198842552

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Nazis and Nobles by Stephan Malinowski Pdf

The first ever in-depth study of the role played by the nobility in the Nazi rise to power in interwar Germany, this is a fascinating portrait of an aristocratic world teetering on the edge of self-destruction.

Author : Anne Duggan
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 085115882X

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Nobles and Nobility in Medieval Europe by Anne Duggan Pdf

The great strength of this collection is its wide range...a valuable work for anyone interested in the social aspects of the medieval nobility. CHOICE Articles on the origins and nature of "nobility", its relationship with the late Roman world, its acquisition and exercise of power, its association with military obligation, and its transformation into a more or less willing instrument of royal government. Embracing regions as diverse as England(before and after the Norman Conquest), Italy, the Iberian peninsula, France, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and the Romano-German empire, it ranges over the whole medieval period from the fifth to the early sixteenth century. Contributors: STUART AIRLIE, MARTIN AURELL, T. N. BISSON, PAUL FOURACRE, PIOTR GORECKI, MARTIN H. JONES, STEINAR IMSEN, REGINE LE JAN, JANET N. NELSON, TIMOTHY A REUTER, JANE ROBERTS, MARIA JOAO VIOLANTE BRANCO, JENNIFER C. WARD

Author : Niccolò Machiavelli
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547668503

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Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli Pdf

Machiavelli saw history in general as a way to learn useful lessons from the past for the present, and also as a type of analysis which could be built upon, as long as each generation did not forget the works of the past. In "Discourses on Livy" Machiavelli discusses what can be learned from roman period and many other eras as well, including the politics of his lifetime. This is a work of political history and philosophy written in the early 16th. The title identifies the work's subject as the first ten books of Livy's Ab urbe condita, which relate the expansion of Rome through the end of the Third Samnite War in 293 BC. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer. He has often been called the father of modern political science. He was for many years a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He served as a secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power.He wrote his most well-known work The Prince in 1513, having been exiled from city affairs.

Author : Henk F. K. van Nierop
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1993-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0521392608

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The Nobility of Holland by Henk F. K. van Nierop Pdf

This is the first full-scale analysis of the social and political transformation of the nobility of Holland during the revolt against Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In the age of Rembrandt, nobles seemed to have been obliterated by the rising bourgeois merchants. However, in this study of the impact of the Dutch revolt, the author finds that Dutch nobles were extremely successful in maintaining their positions within the supposedly bourgeois Republic, forming the elite in administrative, political and economic systems. This is a revised edition of van Nierop's widely acclaimed Dutch publication.

Author : Doina Pasca Harsanyi
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271036373

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Lessons from America by Doina Pasca Harsanyi Pdf

"Examines the American experience of a group of French liberal aristocrats who had participated in the early years of the French Revolution and subsequently lived as political refugees in Philadelphia from 1793 to 1798"--Provided by publisher.

Author : David M. Althoen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015049503124

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That Noble Quest by David M. Althoen Pdf

Author : Scott Lynch
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553905588

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The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A bright new voice in the fantasy genre” (George R. R. Martin), acclaimed author Scott Lynch continues to astound and entertain with his thrillingly inventive, wickedly funny, suspense-filled adventures featuring con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora. And The Republic of Thieves is his most captivating novel yet. NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and his trusted partner, Jean, have barely escaped with their lives. Or at least Jean has. But Locke is slowly succumbing to a deadly poison that no alchemist or physiker can cure. Yet just as the end is near, a mysterious Bondsmage offers Locke an opportunity that will either save him or finish him off once and for all. Magi political elections are imminent, and the factions are in need of a pawn. If Locke agrees to play the role, sorcery will be used to purge the venom from his body—though the process will be so excruciating he may well wish for death. Locke is opposed, but two factors cause his will to crumble: Jean’s imploring—and the Bondsmage’s mention of a woman from Locke’s past: Sabetha. She is the love of his life, his equal in skill and wit, and now, his greatest rival. Locke was smitten with Sabetha from his first glimpse of her as a young fellow orphan and thief-in-training. But after a tumultuous courtship, Sabetha broke away. Now they will reunite in yet another clash of wills. For faced with his one and only match in both love and trickery, Locke must choose whether to fight Sabetha—or to woo her. It is a decision on which both their lives may depend. Praise for The Republic of Thieves “Fast paced, fun, and impossible to put down . . . Locke and company remain among the most engaging protagonists in fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The Republic of Thieves has all the colorful action, witty repartee, and devious scheming that fans of the series have come to expect.”—Wired “A fantasy world unique among its peers . . . If you’re looking for a great new fantasy series this is one you won’t want to miss. . . . In a word: AWESOME!”—SF Revu

Author : M. L. Bush
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 0719023815

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Rich Noble, Poor Noble by M. L. Bush Pdf

Author : Stephan Malinowski
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192580160

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Nazis and Nobles by Stephan Malinowski Pdf

In the mountain of books that have been written about the Third Reich, surprisingly little has been said about the role played by the German nobility in the Nazis' rise to power. While often confidently referred to, the 'fateful' role played by the German nobility is rarely, if ever, investigated in any real detail. Nazis and Nobles now fills this gap, providing the first systematic investigation of the role played by the nobility in German political life between Germany's defeat in the First World War in 1918 and the consolidation of Nazi power in the 1930s. As Stephan Malinowski shows, the German nobility was too weak to prevent the German Revolution of 1918 but strong enough to take an active part in the struggle against the Weimar Republic. In a real twist of historical irony, members of the nobility were as prominent in the destruction of Weimar democracy as they were to be years later in Graf Stauffenberg's July 1944 bomb plot against Hitler. In this skilful portrait of an aristocratic world that was soon to disappear, Malinowski gives us for the first time the in-depth story of the German nobility's social decline and political radicalization in the inter-war years - and the troubled mésalliance to which this was to lead between the majority of Germany's nobles and the National Socialists.

Author : Len Scales,Oliver Zimmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1139444727

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Power and the Nation in European History by Len Scales,Oliver Zimmer Pdf

Few would doubt the central importance of the nation in the making and unmaking of modern political communities. The long history of 'the nation' as a concept and as a name for various sorts of 'imagined community' likewise commands such acceptance. But when did the nation first become a fundamental political factor? This is a question which has been, and continues to be, far more sharply contested. A deep rift still separates 'modernist' perspectives, which view the political nation as a phenomenon limited to modern, industrialised societies, from the views of scholars concerned with the pre-industrial world who insist, often vehemently, that nations were central to pre-modern political life also. This book engages with these questions by drawing on the expertise of leading medieval, early modern and modern historians.

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191500633

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Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle Pdf

Aristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European counties until only a few generations ago. The relics of their power, in traditions and behaviour, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This short introduction shows how ideas of aristocracy originated in ancient times, were transformed in the middle ages, and have only fallen apart over the last two centuries. The myths in which aristocracies have always sought to shroud themselves are stripped away, but the true sources of their enduring power are also revealed. Their outlook and behaviour affected the rest of society in innumerable and sometimes surprising ways, but perhaps most surprising was the way in which a centuries-old aristocratic hegemony crumbled away over the last two hundred years. In this Very Short Introduction William Doyle considers why this happend and what remains today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : EAN:8596547020202

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Citizenship in a Republic by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

Citizenship in a Republic is the title of a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the United States, at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. One notable passage from the speech is referred to as "The Man in the Arena": It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

Author : J. C. L. de Sismondi,Charles Leonard Simonde De Sismondi
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781434460646

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A History of the Italian Republics by J. C. L. de Sismondi,Charles Leonard Simonde De Sismondi Pdf

Jean Charles Leonard de Sismondi (1773-1842), whose real name was Simonde, was a writer born at Geneva. He is best known for his works on French and Italian history, and his economic ideas.