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The Emperor's Old Clothes

The Emperor's Old Clothes

Constitutional History and the Symbolic Language of the Holy Roman Empire

by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/08/2015

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For many years, scholars struggled to write the history of the constitution and political structure of the Holy Roman Empire. This book argues that this was because the political and social order could not be understood without considering the rituals and symbols that held the Empire together. What determined the rules (and whether they were followed) depended on complex symbolic-ritual actions. By examining key moments in the political history of the Empire, the author shows that it was a vocabulary of symbols, not the actual written laws, that formed a political language indispensable in maintaining the common order.

ISBN:
9781782388050
9781782388050
Category:
European history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-08-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Edition:
1st Edition
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x152.4mm
Weight:
0kg
Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger

Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger is professor and chair of early modern history at the University of Munster in Germany. Her many books include her acclaimed biography of Maria Theresa, which won Germany's prestigious Leipzig Book Fair Prize in 2017, and The Emperor's Old Clothes: Constitutional History and the Symbolic Language of the Holy Roman Empire.

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