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Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2015]

xvi, 307 stran : mapy, 1 genealogická tabulka ; 24 cm

ISBN 978-0-8132-2691-0 (vázáno)

Obsahuje bibliografii na stranách 291-303, bibliografické odkazy a rejstřík

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List of Maps, Figures, and Table ix // Acknowledgments xi // 1. Introduction : Cosmas 4 The Chronicle 11 Interpreting Cosmas and His Chronicle 17 // 2. The Historian’s Craft : Raw Materials 37 Analyzing a Core Sample 51 Narrativity and Coherence 69 Conclusion 76 // 3. A Pessimistic Theory of Power : The Nature of Politics 82 Power and Predation 91 A Fearsome Archetype 102 Contemporary Predators 109 A Word about Audience 115 // 4. Gendered Politics and Women’s Voices : Politics Made Masculine 121 The Apolitical Voice 138 A Feminized Church? 151 Conclusion 160 // Epilogue: Matilda of Tuscany 161 // 5. Characterizing a Decadent Political Culture : Queen Money and the German Emperor 172 The Vršovici and Other Inimici Familiares 182 Wars Worse Than Civil, or the Curse of Fratricide // 6. The Birth of a National History : In the Beginning: The Land 220 Territorial and Ethnic Instabilities 246 Unity of Will 265 // 7. Conclusion : Power and the People 278 // Bibliography 291 // Index 305