Charlemagne's Practice of Empire

ISBN: 9781107434134 出版年：2015 页码：554 Jennifer R Davis Cambridge University Press

Introduction Part I. Strategic Rulership: Part I introduction: tools of control and coercion 1. Managing royal agents 2. Disciplining royal agents 3. Fractured control: Charlemagne's response to dissent Part I conclusion: control and its limits Part II. Center and Region in Charlemagne's Empire: Part II introduction: unity and diversity in Charlemagne's empire 4. An empire of regions? 5. The conquered regions as arenas for experimentation 6. The nature of the empire: centralization and communication Part II conclusion: the imperial character of Charlemagne's realm Part III. An Empire of Practice: Part III introduction: continuity, change, and the building of an empire 7. The chronology of the reign 8. Recta via: the dynamics of political change Part III conclusion: an empire of practice Conclusion: Charlemagne's invention of medieval rulership Bibliography Index.