{"product_id":"imperial-villages-cultures-of-political-freedom-in-the-german-lands-c-1300-1800-9789004345065","title":"Imperial Villages: Cultures of Political Freedom in the German Lands c. 1300-1800","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHundreds of rural communities tasted political freedom in the Holy Roman Empire. For shorter or longer periods, villagers managed local affairs without subjection to territorial overlords. In this first book-length study, Beat Kümin focuses on the five case studies of Gochsheim and Sennfeld (in present-day Bavaria), Sulzbach and Soden (Hesse) and Gersau (Switzerland). Adopting a comparative perspective across the late medieval and early modern periods, the analysis of multiple sources reveals distinct extents of rural self-government, the forging of communalized confessions and an enduring attachment to the empire. Negotiating inner tensions as well as mounting centralization pressures, Reichsdörfer provide privileged insights into rural micro-political cultures while their stories resonate with resurgent desires for greater local autonomy in Europe today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Preface  Notes on the Text  List of Figures and Acknowledgements  AbbreviationsV    Part 1: Approaches  1 Polities without a Prince: an Introduction    2 Origins, Evolutions and Settings    Part 2: Regimes  3 Domestic Affairs: Co-Operation and Conflict    4 External Relations: Protectors and Predators    5 Religious Life – Heaven and Earth    Part 3: Perspectives  6 Representations and Perceptions    7 Conclusions  Appendix 1: Communities Possessing, Claiming or Attributed Imperial Village Status (Pre-1803)  Appendix 2: Senior Officials and Clergymen in Five Imperial Villages  c. 1300–1800  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210704118103,"sku":"9789004345065","price":127.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/imperial-villages-cultures-of-political-freedom-in-the-german-lands-c-1300-1800-9789004345065","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}