Nobilities in Transition 1550-1700: Courtiers and Rebels in Britain and Europe

by Ronald G. Asch

Explores the transformation of the nobility in the late 16th and 17th centuries in Europe, examining political and social changes, the impact princely courts had on noblemen and women and their way of life and analyzes issues such as the 'refeudalization' of state and society in southern Europe or the increasing urbanization of noble elites in this time period. While paying due attention to the great heterogeneity of the nobility in Europe it nevertheless...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340625287
• ISBN13: 9780340625286
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"