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Dynasties: a global history of power, 1300-1800
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1107637589 (pbk.)
9781107637580 (pbk.)
Author
Duindam, Jeroen Frans Jozef 1962-
Title
Dynasties : a global history of power, 1300-1800 / Jeroen Duindam
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017
Physical desc.
xx, 384 p., [32] p. of plates ; ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm.
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CBL illustrations: plate 15 (Five Poems (Khamsa) of Nizami); plate 16 (In 07A.10a).
Bibliography etc.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-371) and index.
Contents
Introduction. Kinship to kingship? -- Scope: time and place -- Beyond great debates and grand narratives -- Pt. 1: Rulers: position versus person. The ideal king -- Unattainable and inconsisten standards -- Life cycles -- The burdens of rulership: agency and trust -- Pt. 2: Dynasty: reproduction and succession. Descent and rivalry -- Women as rulers, royals, and affines -- Concubinage: why so many women? -- Succession: eligibles -- Kingmaking, kingmakers, and redundant royals -- Heredity and choice -- Pt. 3: At court: spaces, groups, balances. Court: a universal term? Cavalcade to palace? -- Inner and outer -- Staffs, recruitment, ranks -- Temple, cage, arena -- Court, government, realm -- Pt. 4: Realm: connections and interactions. Virtue, honour, fear -- Hospitality and service -- Rankings and rewards -- Power and pageantry -- From court culture to popular culture -- Persistence and change -- Conclusion. Outcomes -- Global change and East-West typologies -- The modern state and the end of dynasty.
Subject
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A
Power (Social sciences) -- History
Kings and rulers, Medieval
Royal houses -- History
Kinship -- Political aspects -- History
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