Communes and Conflict: Urban Rebellion in Late Medieval Flanders

by Jan Dumolyn

In Communes and Conflict, Jan Dumolyn and Jelle Haemers explore the urban rebellions that regularly erupted in Flanders between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. They analyse not only how these rebellions were sparked and repressed, but also how they shaped the culture and identity of Flemish townspeople. Drawing from a wide range of theoretical methods and concepts, including those of discourse analysis, semiotics, speech acts, collective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004677917
• ISBN13: 9789004677913
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 486 Pages