Research Catalog

Title

Words and deeds : shaping urban politics from below in late medieval Europe / edited by Ben Eersels & Jelle Haemers.

Publication

• Turnhout : Brepols, [2020]
• ©2020

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Details

Additional Authors

• Eersels, Ben
• Haemers, Jelle

Description

224 pages : some illustrations; 26 cm.

Summary

"This book sheds light on why, how and when citizens participated in the urban political process in late medieval Europe (c. 1300-1500). This book focuses on the city and urban politics, because historically towns have been an interesting laboratory for the creation and development of political ideas and practices, as they are also today. The contributions in this volume shed light on why, how and when citizens participated in the urban political process in late medieval Europe (c. 1300-1500). In other words, this book reconsiders the involvement of urban commoners in political matters by studying their claims and wishes, their methods of expression and their discursive and ideological strategies. It shows that, in order to garner support for and establish the parameters of the most important urban policies, medieval urban governments engaged regularly in dialogue with their citizens. While the degree of citizens? active involvement differed from region to region and even from one town to the next, political participation never remained restricted to voting for representatives at set times. This book therefore demonstrates that the making of politics was not the sole prerogative of the government; it was always, to some extent, a bottom-up process as well."--

Series Statement

Studies in European Urban History (1100-1800) (SEUH) ; volume 48

Uniform Title

Studies in European urban history (1100-1800) ; 48.

Subject

• Cities and towns, Medieval
• Local government > Europe
• Local government
• Europe

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

JFF 21-268

ISBN

• 9782503583860
• 2503583865

OCLC

1184019067

Title

Words and deeds : shaping urban politics from below in late medieval Europe / edited by Ben Eersels & Jelle Haemers.

Publisher

Turnhout : Brepols, [2020]

Manufacturer

©2020

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Studies in European Urban History (1100-1800) (SEUH) ; volume 48

Studies in European urban history (1100-1800) ; 48.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Eersels, Ben, editor.

Haemers, Jelle, editor.

Research Call Number

JFF 21-268