The Social Politics of Medieval Diplomacy: Anglo-German Relations (1066-1307)

by Joseph P. Huffman

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472110616
• ISBN13: 9780472110612
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"