Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective Jaritz Gerhard Central European University Hungary
Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective Jaritz Gerhard Central European University Hungary Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective draws together the new…
Specifikacia Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective Jaritz Gerhard Central European University Hungary
Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective Jaritz Gerhard Central European University Hungary
Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective draws together the new perspectives concerning the relevance of East Central Europe for current historiography by placing the region in various comparative contexts. The book is then grouped into five parts which examine political practice, religion, urban experience, and art and literature. The chapters compare conditions within East Central Europe, as well as between East Central Europe, the rest of the continent, and beyond.Including 15 original chapters from an interdisciplinary team of contributors, this collection begins by posing the question: "What is East Central Europe?" with three specialists offering different interpretations and presenting new conclusions.
The contributors question and explain the reasons for similarities and differences in governance and strategies for handling allies,