Hi, I'm hoping this is the correct place to post.
I'm looking for a book on the theory of feudalism. In other words, not on the middle ages or 'feudalism in ****' etc., but on how it works, it's origins, obligations of a feudal lord and vassal, characteristic traits of feudal or feudal-like societies and so on.
I'm doing a comparative analysis of a local society in the 17-1800s, and I'm going to compare the feudal and patron-client relations of the local government officials, but I can't seem to find any good litterature on feudalism in general.
My English isn't really up to academic standards, so I hope you understand what I'm asking for. I'm currently looking at Marc Bloch’s Feudal Society. Can anyone tell me if that is a good starting point, or will I need more supplemental litterature?
Thanks!
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The man, the longhaired legend who fortified Paris, the first of the Capets to exercise royal prerogative. I must know more.
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I've read that the Byzantines would refer to themselves as Romans up until the end of the Empire. I've also heard they didn't refer to themselves as the Byzantine Empire, and that term was given to them after they fell.
I'm on the origins of the word "Byzantine". And what the people of the empire would of called them selves through the eras.
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This week, you have been tasked with pitching the next Indiana Jones film, and describing for us the next adventure that Indy is going on. What is the setting? What artifact is Indy looking for? How do Nazis fit into the plot?
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I assume William would have spoken Norman, yet as he entered what's now London to be crowned how would he actually have spoken with anybody? Surely all subjects as well as the Anglo-Saxon nobility would speak Anglo-Saxon. Was Latin used as a bridge between Norman and Anglo-Saxon? Even when William replaced many of the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy with Normans how would he have informed the Anglo-Saxon ruler that he was being replaced/having his title revoked? Even if William didn't come into contact with many Anglo-Saxon subjects at court how would his nobles talk to their new vassals? Was their a system where there would be subjects who spoke both Norman and Anglo-Saxon and would effectively 'translate' the wishes of the Norman aristocracy to their new subjects? To what extent did the Anglo-Saxons understand the events occurring in the new nobility?
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Link here: https://i.imgur.com/i0T99R8.jpg
I'm also open to discussions of the actual subject, i.e. did Americans routinely disregard doctrine? Was the US Army more "chaotic" than its opponents' armies?
Thank you.
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Bonus 'pick and mix' follow-up questions: Was it gradual or sudden? What were your options if you lived outside the walls and bad things started to happen? Was there a formal/legal basis for providing shelter to those that were part of the town but outside the walls, or was it just close the gates and tough luck? Did special laws/rules apply when the town was in a 'gates closed' situation?
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I am writing my dissertation on shell shock in world war one and am currently in the process of collecting primary source materials from which i can formulate my argument. Does anyone know of any important pieces/ archives/ databases I should be looking at with regards to this topic?
Thanks in advance
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The cold war followed hot on the heels of WW2, but at what point did the western powers start to consider the Soviet Union as a potential threat/enemy? Was it just a continuation of relationship with the Russian Empire, or has this no bearing on the subsequent relationship with the USSR.
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So in specific I am wondering about China, Japan, Finland and Germany in the post WW2 era.
These nations all had very different opinions about the allies during the World War, but in today's society, Germany, Finland and Japan are all considered "Western" countries. While China is just about the opposite.
Thank you and i hope my question is clear enough.
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A lot of families in USA view this as a norm. While it is not in the majority of the world. I'll imagine there is history behind it.
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The allies worked on nukes and Germany on Jet planes as well as rockets. Did Japan research something similar?
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What remained the same? What became different? I ask because some things that we commonly associate with Islam, such as the veil, was in fact an Arabic cultural tradition, originally.
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Ludwig II focused a lot of his attention and most of his money (and millions that he borrrowed) on building wonderfully elaborate castles all around Bavaria, such as Schloss Neuschwanstein, pictured here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Neuschwanstein_Castle.jpg.
Of course, after completing some of these projects and before embarking on new ones, he was deposed on the grounds of being of poor mental health. This was however done without an actual diagnosis based on examining Ludwig and had a lot to do with him threatening to remove the current cabinet (members of which conspired to produce a document "proving" his insanity).
So, was it just that, a political move in a power struggle? Or was his behavior deemed strange long before his deposition, rather than just monetarily irresponsible? What role did king of Bavaria play in politics at the time and what was the political fallout of his deposition? How did the press and the public at large react?
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There is a lot of debate about this event, and I recently read this article about the raid. This article does a really good job of emphasizing historiography over other things, but it doesn't really explain why this 1026 destruction of the temple is such a big deal in modern debates between/about Hindus and Muslims. What took this from a political move in the 50's to such a deeply polarizing topic? Why is this significant?
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Curious to what Native American tribes either banded together like the Iroquois or were big enough on their own to become an independent country after the US revolution
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Furthermore, what happened to Continental ships captured by the Royal Navy? It's mentioned that the USS Providence(as an example) was captured and sold by the British, but what happened after it was sold? Who bought it and what was its fate?
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