Dynasty
a very short introduction
$28.74
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2019
Summary
For thousands of years, bloodlines have been considered virtually unassailable credentials for leadership, with supreme political power perceived as a family affair across the globe and throughout history. At the heart of royal dynasties, kings were inflated to superhuman proportions, yet their status came at a price: whilst they may have reigned, they were very often ruled by others who sheltered behind the ruler’s proclaimed omnipotence. Descent through the female line also occurred, subver…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198809081 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198809085 |
| Author: | Jeroen Duindam |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 126g |
| Dimensions: | 174mm x 112mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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About The Author
Jeroen Duindam
Jeroen Duindam is Professor of History and Chair for Early Modern History at the University of Leiden. He has published extensively on the history of courts and rulers, initially focusing on Europe, before gradually extending his research interests to include Asia and Africa. Between 2011 and 2016 he led a prestigious Dutch research programme on Eurasian empires, and he currently leads a research project on ‘monarchy in turmoil’, which examines the response ofrulers in the Netherlands and Germany to reform and revolution between 1780 and 1820. Duindam is the editor for the series Rulers and Elites (Brill), and has authored three monographs: Dynasties: A GlobalHistory of Power 1300-1800 (Cambridge 2016), Vienna and Versailles: The Courts of Europe’s Dynastic Rivals, c. 1550-1780 (Cambridge 2003), and Myths of Power: Norbert Elias and the Early Modern European Court (Amsterdam 1995), all of which have helped in shaping the comparative study of courts and rulers.
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