Factional Struggles

Mathieu Caesar

ISBN 10: 9004344152 / ISBN 13: 9789004344150

Published by Brill, NL, 2017

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This title is available in Open Access thanks to the support of Université de Genève.Factional Struggles explores the dynamics of conflicts among ruling elites within cities, dynastic courts, rural areas and regional noble lineages during the early modern period. Building on case studies from France, Italy, the Empire and the Swiss Confederation, the essays collected by Mathieu Caesar in this volume highlight how factions were formed and how they shaped political society from the late Middle Ages. The authors have especially focused on how political and religious ideologies contributed to the formation of partisanship, the role of propaganda, and the significance and strategies of factional leaders. The volume shows how factions, despite the generally negative view of them held by theologians and jurists, were in practice accepted and used as political tools.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Factional Struggles
• Publisher: Brill, NL
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004344152
• ISBN 13: 9789004344150
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.5W x 2.1H x 23.5D centimeters 15.5 centimeters width by 2.1 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 563 grams

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Synopsis

This title is available in Open Access thanks to the support of Université de Genève.

Factional Struggles explores the dynamics of conflicts among ruling elites within cities, dynastic courts, rural areas and regional noble lineages during the early modern period. Building on case studies from France, Italy, the Empire and the Swiss Confederation, the essays collected by Mathieu Caesar in this volume highlight how factions were formed and how they shaped political society from the late Middle Ages. The authors have especially focused on how political and religious ideologies contributed to the formation of partisanship, the role of propaganda, and the significance and strategies of factional leaders. The volume shows how factions, despite the generally negative view of them held by theologians and jurists, were in practice accepted and used as political tools.

About the Author

Mathieu Caesar is Maître assistant at the Université de Genève (Ph.D. 2009). He has published on Geneva, the duchy of Savoy, and medieval preaching, including Le pouvoir en ville. Gestion urbaine et pratiques politiques à Genève (Brepols, 2011).