| ISBN |
1107637589 (pbk.) |
| 9781107637580 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Duindam, Jeroen Frans Jozef 1962- |
| Title |
Dynasties : a global history of power, 1300-1800 / Jeroen Duindam |
| Publisher |
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 |
| Physical desc. |
xx, 384 p., [32] p. of plates ; ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
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 |
