1. The late Merovingian order -- 2. Conquest and continuity -- 3. The Carolingians and ecclesiastical property -- 4. Reaction and resistance -- 5. The politics of Old German -- 6. Imperial unity and regional power -- 7. The late Carolingian order -- 8. The tenth-century transformation -- 9. Conclusions -- App. Records of the dispute between Rodoin and Gebahart and the monastery of Weissenburg
Summary
Taking Alsace as its focus, this innovative study offers a unique snapshot of localised and centralised political structures in early medieval Europe. Providing a comprehensive exploration of the regional sources, it tracks the development and eventual demise of a distinctive political culture derived from networks of monasteries and kin-groups
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-286) and index
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