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Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050-1250, Volume II explores
the structures and workings of social networks within the elites of
medieval Scandinavia to reveal the intricate relationship between
power and status. Section one of this volume categorizes basic
types of personal bonds, both vertical and horizontal, while
section two charts patterns of local, regional and transnational
elite networks from wide-scope, longitudinal perspectives. Finally,
the third section turns to case-studies of networks in action,
analyzing strategies and transactions implied by uses of social
resources in specific micro-political settings. A concluding
chapter discusses how social power in the North compared to wider
European experiences. A wide range of sources and methodologies is
applied to reveal how networks were established, maintained, and
put to use - and how they transformed in processes of centralizing
power and formalizing hierarchies. The engagement with and analysis
of intriguing primary source material has produced a key teaching
tool for instructors and essential reading for students interested
in the workings of medieval Scandinavia, elite class structures,
and Social and Political History more generally.
Nordic Elites in Transformation, c. 1050-1250, Volume II explores
the structures and workings of social networks within the elites of
medieval Scandinavia to reveal the intricate relationship between
power and status. Section one of this volume categorizes basic
types of personal bonds, both vertical and horizontal, while
section two charts patterns of local, regional and transnational
elite networks from wide-scope, longitudinal perspectives. Finally,
the third section turns to case-studies of networks in action,
analyzing strategies and transactions implied by uses of social
resources in specific micro-political settings. A concluding
chapter discusses how social power in the North compared to wider
European experiences. A wide range of sources and methodologies is
applied to reveal how networks were established, maintained, and
put to use - and how they transformed in processes of centralizing
power and formalizing hierarchies. The engagement with and analysis
of intriguing primary source material has produced a key teaching
tool for instructors and essential reading for students interested
in the workings of medieval Scandinavia, elite class structures,
and Social and Political History more generally.
Prior to the high Middle Ages, the Baltic Rim was largely terra
incognita-but by the late Middle Ages, it was home to diverse small
and large communities. But the Baltic Rim was not simply the place
those people lived-it was also an imagined space through which they
defined themselves and their identities. This book traces the
transformation of the Baltic Rim in this period through a focus on
the self-image of a number of communities: urban and regional,
cultic, missionary, legal, and political. Contributors look at the
ways these communities defined themselves in relationship to other
groups, how they constructed their identities and customs, and what
held them together or tore them apart.
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