Rulers and Raptors
falcons in courtly europe, 1600–1793
$428.19
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2025
Summary
Rulers and Raptors: Animal Biographies and Early Modern Court Society
Rulers and Raptors offers a fresh perspective on early modern court society through the lens of animal biographies. By merging court studies with historical animal studies, this book bridges two dynamic yet often separate fields, revealing how animals influenced daily life and political displays in European dynastic centers.
Focusing on the symbolic and practical roles of birds of prey in courtly life duri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198937333 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198937334 |
| Author: | Nadir Weber |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Nadir Weber
Nadir Weber is Associate Professor of History at the University of Bern, Switzerland. After receiving his PhD in 2013, his postdoctoral research took him to Munich, Paris, Constance, Lausanne, and Berlin, before he joined the University of Lucerne as an assistant professor from 2022 to 2024. He has published widely on the history of early modern diplomacy, republicanism, and human-animal relations. His academic awards include the Prix Jubilé of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences. From 2019 to 2022, he was awarded an SNSF Ambizione Grant for his research project ‘Falcons in Court Society’, which enabled him to write this book.
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