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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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Rulers on the road: Itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Itinerant rule, rule exercised through traveling, was a common yet insufficiently researched, premodern form of governance. Studying the determinants of ruler itineraries in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519, we argue that rulers' visits targeted “marginal” elites.
Carl Müller‐Crepon +3 more
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Medievalista, 2019 In the late Middle Ages, the young dynasty of Avis, after linked by kinship to England, Aragon and Burgundy, attempts to create in the space of Christianity a connection at the highest level: the Holy Roman Empire.
António Martins Costa
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Political and Institutional Development in England
The Manchester School, Volume 94, Issue 4, Page 438-449, July 2026.ABSTRACT This paper revisits the political and institutional development of England from the Magna Carta to the Glorious Revolution. I argue that institutional change in this period is best understood through the lens of coalition formation. Political elites had heterogeneous preferences over first two, and then three, recurring axes of disagreement ...
Mark Koyama
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Krakowskie Pismo Kresowe, 2012 Attitude of politics representing Austro-Polish solution towards Ukrainian question in the time of World War I (before the Act of 5th November) The subject of the research is an attitude of Chief National Committee (CNC), significant Polish, political
Mateusz Drozdowski
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Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 86-101, March 2026.Abstract Past studies of prostitution have mislabelled Mexican women as prostitutes when it is not clear that they had engaged in transactional sex. Here, we examine the history of prostitution between 1750 and 1865, detailing both legal frameworks and judicial evidence to address the reasons for the inflation of prostitution's presence in Mexico ...
Nora E. Jaffary, Luis Londoño
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Enlightenment, Modernization, Professional Training
Historical Studies on Central Europe, 2022 Western historical narratives of the Enlightenment tend to depict the eighteenth-century aristocracy as a unique promoter of overall progress, whereas Hungarian historiography is more inclined to appraise their role according to a deprecating approach ...
György Kurucz
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Studia Historica: Historia Moderna, 2014 During the sixteenth century there were many attempts to regulate and establish a conduct code for space management and the staff serving the monarchs and their children, creating the structure of the Infanta of Spain’s House.
María ALBALADEJO MARTÍNEZ
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The Literary Court: Reading Queen Charlotte
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 509-524, December 2025.Abstract This article investigates the literary culture revolving around Queen Charlotte (1744–1818) between 1761 and 1818. The Queen's library, sold after her death in 1818, contained more than 4500 volumes, and the sales catalogue (1819) offers a fascinating glimpse into her collecting habits and reading interests. This article uses the catalogue, as
Mascha Hansen
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Die Grundzüge der Politik des Wiener Hofes gegenüber den Sozialen Klassen und Kategorien Siebenbürgens (1688–1790) [PDF]
Codrul Cosminului, 2013 Social policy has been a key component of the absolutist regime of the Habsburgs in Transylvania. An important aspect of social policy was the Viennese Court's position regarding social classes and categories from Principality.
Marinel Ovidiu Koch – Tufiș
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