Dynasty A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by JeroenDuindam, Leiden University Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2020 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-880908-1, ISBN: 0-19-880908-5 "For thousands of years bloodlines have been held as 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. ..."
Dynasties(Reprint) A Global History of Power, 1300-1800 by Professor JeroenDuindam, JeroenDuindam Paperback, 435 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-63758-0, ISBN: 1-107-63758-9 "For thousands of years, societies have fallen under the reign of a single leader, ruling as chief, king, or emperor. In this fascinating global history of medieval and early modern dynastic power, Jeroen Duindam charts the rise and fall of dynasties, the rituals of rulership, and the contested presence of women on the throne. From European, African, Mughal, Ming-Qing and Safavid dynasties to the Ottoman Empire, Tokugawa Japan and Chos n ..."
Dynasties A Global History of Power, 1300-1800 by Professor JeroenDuindam Hardcover, 435 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-06068-5, ISBN: 1-107-06068-0 "For thousands of years, societies have fallen under the reign of a single leader, ruling as chief, king, or emperor. In this fascinating global history of medieval and early modern dynastic power, Jeroen Duindam charts the rise and fall of dynasties, the rituals of rulership, and the contested presence of women on the throne. From European, African, Mughal, Ming-Qing and Safavid dynasties to the Ottoman Empire, Tokugawa Japan and Chos n ..."
Vienna and Versailles(1st Edition) The Courts of Europe's Dynastic Rivals, 1550-1780 (New Studies in European History) by Professor JeroenDuindam, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2007 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-71476-1, ISBN: 0-521-71476-1 "This book brings vividly to life the courtiers and servants of the imperial court in Vienna and the royal court at Paris-Versailles. Drawing on a wealth of material masterfully set in a comparative context, the book makes a unique contribution to the field of court studies. Staff, numbers, costs and hierarchies; daily routines and ceremonies; court favourites and the nature of rulership; the integrative and centripetal forces of the cen ..."
Vienna and Versailles The Courts of Europe's Dynastic Rivals, 1550-1780 (New Studies in European History) by Professor JeroenDuindam, Peter Baldwin, Christopher Clark Hardcover, 362 Pages, Published 2003 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-82262-6, ISBN: 0-521-82262-9 "In 1669 Louis XIV created the senior office of grand maitre de la garderobe, a
charge earlier shared by two or four officers.5 By that time, however, the label
had lost relevance for ranking at court: the highest group below the grands
officiers de la couronne consisted basically of ... Another premier ecuyer,
commanding in the grande ecurie, was created in the course of the seventeenth
century, further confusing the hierarchy.6 Th ..."
Dynasty A Very Short Introduction by JeroenDuindam 152 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-253674-7, ISBN: 0-19-253674-5 "ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly."
Dynasty A Very Short Introduction by JeroenDuindam 152 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-253675-4, ISBN: 0-19-253675-3 "... and colleagues who commented on this book in various stages of its genesis:
Hans van Eenennaam, Raymond Fagel, ... Gjovalin Macaj, Walter Pohl, Hamish
Scott, Petra Sijpesteijn, Quinten Somsen, Jasper van der Steen, Alan Strathern, ...
Kate Delaney, my long-standing friend and editor, again offered invaluable help."
Dynasties A Global History of Power, 1300–1800 by JeroenDuindam Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-316-43220-4, ISBN: 1-316-43220-3 "African Political Systems, 83–120. Richards, Audrey I., 'Social mechanisms for
the transfer of political rights in some African tribes', Journal of the Royal
Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 90/2(1960), 175–90.
Richards, Audrey I., 'Some types of family structure amongst the Central Bantu', in
RadcliffeBrown and Forde (eds.), African Systems of Kinship and Marriage, 246–
51. Richards, J.F. (ed.), Kingship and ..."
Dynasties A Global History of Power, 1300-1800 by JeroenDuindam Digital, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-316-43504-5, ISBN: 1-316-43504-0 "For thousands of years, societies have fallen under the reign of a single leader, ruling as chief, king, or emperor. In this fascinating global history of medieval and early modern dynastic power, Jeroen Duindam charts the rise and fall of dynasties, the rituals of rulership, and the contested presence of women on the throne. From European, African, Mughal, Ming-Qing and Safavid dynasties to the Ottoman Empire, Tokugawa Japan and Chosŏn ..."
The Court as a Stage England and the Low Countries in the Later Middle Ages by Antheun Janse, Steven J. Gunn Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2006 by Boydell Press ISBN-13: 978-1-84383-191-4, ISBN: 1-84383-191-0
Law and Empire Ideas, Practices, Actors (Rulers & Elites) by Professor JeroenDuindam, Jill Diana Harries, Hurvitz Nimrod, Caroline Humfress, JeroenDuindam Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2013 by Brill ISBN-13: 978-90-04-24529-7, ISBN: 90-04-24529-4 ""Law and Empire" provides a comparative view of legal practices in Asia and Europe, from Antiquity to the eighteenth century. It relates the main principles of legal thinking in Chinese, Islamic, and European contexts to practices of lawmaking and adjudication. In particular, it shows how legal procedure and legal thinking could be used in strikingly different ways. Rulers could use law effectively as an instrument of domination; legal ..."
Royal Courts in Dynastic States and Empires (Rulers and Elites; Comparative Studies in Governance) by Metin Kunt, JeroenDuindam, Tülay Artan, Professor JeroenDuindam, Stephen Clucas Hardcover, 460 Pages, Published 2011 by Brill ISBN-13: 978-90-04-20622-9, ISBN: 90-04-20622-1 "In recent decades the history of premodern states and empires has undergone major revision. At the heart of this process stood the court, encompassing the household as well as government institutions. This volume for the first time brings together the fruits of research on royal courts from antiquity to the modern world, from Asia to Europe. The authors are acknowledged specialists in their own fields, but they address themes relevant f ..."
Prince, Pen, and Sword Eurasian Perspectives (Rulers & Elites: Comparative Studies in Governance) by Maaike Van Berkel, Professor JeroenDuindam Hardcover, 668 Pages, Published 2018 by Brill ISBN-13: 978-90-04-31570-9, ISBN: 90-04-31570-5 ""Prince, Pen, and Sword offers a synoptic interpretation of rulers and elites in Eurasia from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. Four core chapters zoom in on the tensions and connections at court, on the nexus between rulers and religious authority, on the status, function, and self-perceptions of military and administrative elites respectively. Two additional concise chapters provide a focused analysis of the construction of sp ..."
Myths of Power Norbert Elias and the Early-Modern European Court by JeroenDuindam Paperback, 234 Pages, Published 1994 by Amsterdam Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-90-5356-136-2, ISBN: 90-5356-136-6 "Myths of Power is both a critical analysis of Norbert Elias' historical works and an interpretation of court life in early modern Europe. Jeroen Duindam submits Elias' interpretation to the test of more than half a century of historical scholarship about the court. One general conclusion emerges: Elias' approach to the early modern European court contains many misunderstandings. Nevertheless, Duindam suggests, elements of Elias' paradig ..."
Myths of Power(1st Edition) Norbert Elias and the Early Modern European Court by JeroenDuindam Hardcover, 234 Pages, Published 1995 by Amsterdam Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-90-5356-111-9, ISBN: 90-5356-111-0 "Myths of Power is both a critical analysis of Norbert Elias' historical works and an interpretation of court life in early modern Europe. Jeroen Duindam submits Elias' interpretation to the test of more than half a century of historical scholarship about the court. One general conclusion emerges: Elias' approach to the early modern European court contains many misunderstandings. Nevertheless, Duindam suggests, elements of Elias' paradig ..."
The Dynastic Centre and the Provinces Agents and Interactions (Rulers & Elites: Comparative Studies in Governance) by Professor JeroenDuindam, Sabine Dabringhaus, Brill Academic Pub Hardcover, 242 Pages, Published 2014 by Brill Academic Pub ISBN-13: 978-90-04-25148-9, ISBN: 90-04-25148-0 "Maintaining the connections between the dynastic court and the provinces was a major challenge for pre-modern governments. The allegiance of governors shifted easily from the centre to the provinces. Ritual and festive occasions, equally important to generate cohesion, were rarely shaped wholly by either side. "Agents & Interactions" examines these connections in late imperial China, early modern Europe, and the Ottoman empire. Contribu ..."
L'Europe de Rubens by Blaise Ducos Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2013 by Hazan ISBN-13: 978-2-7541-0694-8, ISBN: 2-7541-0694-4
Vienna e Versailles. Le corti di due grandi dinastie rivali (1550-1780) by JeroenDuindam, M. Monterisi Hardcover, 479 Pages, Published 2004 by Donzelli ISBN-13: 978-88-7989-893-5, ISBN: 88-7989-893-0 "Professore di storia presso l'università di Utrecht in Olanda, Jeroen Duindam cerca di ricostruire la vita quotidiana delle corti di Versailles e di Vienna nel loro periodo di massimo fulgore. Chi gestiva realmente la vita di corte? Quali erano le attività giornaliere del personale e dei funzionari? Quale il ruolo del cerimoniale, assunto in tutta la sua ambigua complessità? Queste le domande cui lo storico olandese cerca di rispondere ..."
Viena y Versalles Las cortes de los rivales dinásticos europeos entre 1550 y 1780 by José Luis Arantegui, JeroenDuindam 496 Pages, Published 2015 by Antonio Machado Libros ISBN-13: 978-84-9114-067-2, ISBN: 84-9114-067-0 "Duindam en este libro llega a unas conclusiones tan sorprendentes como reveladoras, que nos hará replantearnos nuestros conceptos convencionales sobre, por ejemplo, el proceso de la constitución de nación o a reinterpretar la palabra ..."
