Aggressive and Violent Peasant Elites in the Nordic Countries, C. 1500-1700

Aggressive and Violent Peasant Elites in the Nordic Countries, C. 1500-1700 edited by Ulla Koskinen.

This book investigates the forms that the aggression and violence of peasant elites could take in early modern Fennoscandia, and their role within society. The contributors highlight the social stratification, inner divisions, contradictions and conflicts of the peasant communities, but also pay att...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Koskinen, Ulla (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Europe—History—1492-.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Social history.
Civilization—History.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Story of the Aggressive and Violent Peasant Elites in the North; Ulla Koskinen
  • Part I: Confronting the Authorities with Violence
  • 2. Peasants and the Political Culture in Norway, 1400–1700; Knut Dørum
  • 3. Did the Rich Lead the Poor to Rebel in the Finnish Peasant Revolts of the Fifteenth to Seventeenth Centuries?; Kimmo Katajala
  • Part II: Aggressive Transactions with the Authorities
  • 4. What Kind of Interaction was there between Norwegian Peasants and Danish Authorities in the Period between the Nordic Seven Years’ War and the 1640s?; Øystein Rian
  • 5. A State of Aggression? Swedish Peasant Elites and the Art of Bargaining during the Nordic Seven Years’ War; Mats Hallenberg
  • 6. The Lost Political Uprisings; Johan Holm
  • Part III: Conflicts within the Communities
  • 7. Violence and the Peasant Elite in Lower Satakunta, 1550-1680; Ulla Koskinen
  • 8. The Fordell Family: A Struggle for Trade after Three Generations in Power; Tiina Miettinen
  • 9. Conclusion; Ulla Koskinen, Knut Dørum, Mats Hallenberg, Johan Holm, Kimmo Katajala, Tiina Miettinen and Øystein Rian.

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