A Europe of Courts, a Europe of Factions Contributor(s): Gonzalez Cuerva (Author), Koller (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004350578 ISBN-13: 9789004350571 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $141.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science |
Series: Rulers & Elites |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 276 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In A Europe of Courts, a Europe of Factions the contributors offer an analysis of the political groups of the most representative European courts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Transcending individual cases, this collection presents the first comparative overview of the phenomenon of court factionalism. Through original research and a critical approach, Gonz lez Cuerva and Koller explore in depth the emergence, coexistence and image of court factions. This contribution to the debate on the nature of early modern policy-making is enriched with a European-wide focus, which allows comparison of the circumstantial and micropolitical factors accounting for the spread of factions and the conditions in which they functioned. It also allows partisan sources to be examined with the necessary caution. Contributors are Stefano Andretta, Janet Dickinson, Luc Duerloo, Pavel Marek, Jos Mart nez Mill n, Toby Osborne, David Potter, Jonathan Spangler, Evrim T rk elik, and Maria Antonietta Visceglia. |