Introduction; Part I. Strategic Rulership
Part I introduction: Tools of control and coercion
Managing royal agents
Disciplining royal agents
Fractured control : Charlemagne's response to dissent
Part I conclusion: Control and its limits
Part II. Center and Region in Charlemagne's Empire
Part II introduction: Unity and diversity in Charlemagne's empire
An empire of regions?
The conquered regions as arenas for experimentation
The nature of the empire : centralization and communication
Part II conclusion: The imperial character of Charlemagne's realm
Part III. An Empire of Practice
Part III introduction: Continuity, change, and the building of an empire
The chronology of the reign
Recta via : the dynamics of political change
Part III conclusion: An empire of practice
Conclusion: Charlemagne's invention of medieval rulership.
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Charlemagne's practice of empire by Jennifer R. Davis. ISBN 9781107076990. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
