
Power and Propaganda
Scotland 1306-1488
Katie Stevenson(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 19. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-7486-4586-2 (ISBN)
Description
How did the later medieval kings of Scotland manipulate their power and alliances after the Wars of Independence?
Key Features:
An introduction to a period in history dominated by national identity and independence from English sovereigntyExpert assessment of the period arranged in thematic chaptersGives fresh insights into the period that draw on a wide range of sourcesExtensive further reading listsPower and Propaganda is a thematic reflection on the political history of late medieval Scotland, that considers the ways in which power was expressed and renegotiated during a crucial period in the kingdom's history. It deals with themes including the nature of the power enjoyed by kings, how that power was maintained and how it was deployed; the interpersonal relations and struggles between kings and the elites within their kingdoms; and, the structures of governance through which power operated and was felt down to a local level.
Late medieval Scotland is especially fertile ground for an examination of all of these themes as two new dynasties - the Bruces and the Stewarts - were faced with the challenge of establishing their own legitimacy and authority.
Key Features:
An introduction to a period in history dominated by national identity and independence from English sovereigntyExpert assessment of the period arranged in thematic chaptersGives fresh insights into the period that draw on a wide range of sourcesExtensive further reading listsPower and Propaganda is a thematic reflection on the political history of late medieval Scotland, that considers the ways in which power was expressed and renegotiated during a crucial period in the kingdom's history. It deals with themes including the nature of the power enjoyed by kings, how that power was maintained and how it was deployed; the interpersonal relations and struggles between kings and the elites within their kingdoms; and, the structures of governance through which power operated and was felt down to a local level.
Late medieval Scotland is especially fertile ground for an examination of all of these themes as two new dynasties - the Bruces and the Stewarts - were faced with the challenge of establishing their own legitimacy and authority.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-4586-2 (9780748645862)
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Person
Katie Stevenson is a senior lecturer in Late Medieval British History, University of St Andrews.
Content
Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction: Power, Propaganda and Perceptions of Scotland in the Late Middle Ages; Chapter 2: Kingship, Power and the Making of a Myth; Chapter 3: Crises of Confidence: Kings, Princes and Magnates; Chapter 4: Governance, the Law and the Scottish Polity; Chapter 5: The Church, Religion and Intellectual Life; Chapter 6: Commerce and Community; Chapter 7: Elite Culture, Iconography and Propaganda; Further Reading.