{"product_id":"enmity-and-violence-in-early-modern-europe-paperback-softback-9781009287340","title":"Enmity and Violence in Early Modern Europe (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009287340","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnmity and Violence in Early Modern Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransforms our understanding of Europe between 1500 and 1800 by exploring how ordinary people felt about their enemies and the violence it engendered.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStuart Carroll (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009287340, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e500 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an important and stimulating book that deserves to be widely read.' Keith M. Brown, Cultural and Social History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this original study Stuart Carroll transforms our understanding of Europe between 1500 and 1800 by exploring how ordinary people felt about their enemies and the violence it engendered. Enmity, a state or feeling of mutual opposition or hostility, became a major social problem during the transition to modernity. He examines how people used the law, and how they characterised their enmities and expressed their sense of justice or injustice. Through the examples of early modern Italy, Germany, France and England, we see when and why everyday animosities escalated and the attempts of the state to control and even exploit the violence that ensued. This book also examines the communal and religious pressures for peace, and how notions of good neighbourliness and civil order finally worked to underpin trust in the state. Ultimately, enmity is not a relic of the past; it remains one of the greatest challenges to contemporary liberal democracy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Italy\u003cbr\u003e 1. The use of the law\u003cbr\u003e 2. The politics of vendetta\u003cbr\u003e 3. The culture of vendetta\u003cbr\u003e 4. The decline of vendetta\u003cbr\u003e Germany\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rethinking the feud\u003cbr\u003e 6. The culture of enmity in Early Modern Germany\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sühne: the theory and practice of peace-making\u003cbr\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e 8. Village politics and vendetta\u003cbr\u003e 9. Peace and justice under the absolute monarchy\u003cbr\u003e England\u003cbr\u003e 10. Justice and violence\u003cbr\u003e 11. Enmity in Early Modern England\u003cbr\u003e Comparisons\u003cbr\u003e 12. The experience of enmity\u003cbr\u003e 13. Enmity and sacred space\u003cbr\u003e 14. Living with the enemy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472077320472,"sku":"9781009287340","price":21.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009287340i.jpg?v=1785716202","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/enmity-and-violence-in-early-modern-europe-paperback-softback-9781009287340","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}