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Author Davis, Jennifer R., 1975- author.

Title Charlemagne's practice of empire / Jennifer R. Davis, the Catholic University of America
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 531 pages) : map
Contents Introduction -- Part I. Strategic Rulership. Part I introduction : Tools of control and coercion ; Managing royal agents ; Disciplining royal agents ; 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 ; An empire of regions? ; The conquered regions as arenas for experimentation ; 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 ; The chronology of the reign ; Recta via : the dynamics of political change ; Part III conclusion: An empire of practice -- Conclusion: Charlemagne's invention of medieval rulership
Summary "Revisiting one of the great puzzles of European political history, Jennifer Davis examines how the Frankish king Charlemagne and his men held together the vast new empire he created during the first decades of his reign. Davis explores how Charlemagne overcame the two main problems of ruling an empire, namely how to delegate authority and how to manage diversity. Through a meticulous reconstruction based on primary sources, she demonstrates that rather than imposing a pre-existing model of empire onto conquered regions, Charlemagne and his men learned from them, developing a practice of empire that allowed the emperor to rule on a European scale. As a result, Charlemagne's realm was more flexible and diverse than has long been believed. Telling the story of Charlemagne's rule using sources produced during the reign itself, Davis offers a new interpretation of Charlemagne's political practice, free from the distortions of later legend"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814.
SUBJECT Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 fast
Subject Political leadership -- History -- To 1500
Imperialism -- History -- To 1500
Franks -- History -- 768-814.
HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
Franks
Imperialism
Political leadership
Politics and government
Verwaltung
Herrschaft
Politiskt ledarskap.
Imperialism.
Franker.
Historia.
SUBJECT Europe -- Politics and government -- 476-1492. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045734
Subject Europe
Fränkisches Reich
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781316374597
1316374599
9781139924726
1139924729