Political Space in Pre-industrial Europe Knowledge and Welsh verse

and Welsh verse

The authority-producing capacities of community and aesthetics are key issues

From the Norsemen and the world of the medieval knights

if not complete

patronage by the churches and the nobility

Political Space in Pre-industrial Europe Knowledge and Welsh verseSocial and cultural studies are experiencing a 'spatial turn'. Micro sites, localities, empires as well as virtual or imaginary spaces attract increasing attention. In most of these works, space emerges as a social construct rather than a mere container. This collection examines the potential and limitations of spatial approaches for the political history of pre industrial Europe. Adopting a broad definition of 'political', the volume concentrates on