The Social Politics of Medieval Diplomacy: Anglo-German Relations (1066-1307) (Studies In Medieval And Early Modern Civilization)
Description
Late nineteenth- and twentieth-century political and intellectual boundaries have heavily influenced our views of medieval Germany. Historians have looked back to the Middle Ages for the origins of modern European political crises. They concluded that while England and France built nation-states during the medieval era, Germany--lacking a unified nation-state--remained uniquely backward and undeveloped.Employing a comparative social history, Huffman reassesses traditional national historiographies of medieval diplomacy and political life. Germany is integrated into Anglo-French notions of w...
ISBN(s)
0472110616, 9780472110612
