Making and Unmaking the Carolingians - by Stuart Airlie (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"How does power manifest itself in individuals and why do people obey it? Here, Stuart Airlie takes the idea of authority as a lens through which to explore one of the most famous dynasties in medieval Europe: the Carolingians. With its nuanced analysis of authority, politics and family, this study sheds new light on both the Carolingian empire and the nature of power in medieval Europe more generally"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>How does power manifest itself in individuals? Why do people obey authority? And how does a family, if they are the source of such dominance, convey their superiority and maintain their command in a pre-modern world lacking speedy communications, standing armies and formalised political jurisdiction? Here, Stuart Airlie expertly uses this idea of authority as a lens through which to explore one of the most famous dynasties in medieval Europe: the Carolingians. <br/><br/>Ruling the Frankish realm from 751 to 888, the family of Charlemagne had to be ruthless in asserting their status and adept at creating a discourse of Carolingian legitimacy in order to sustain their supremacy. Through its nuanced analysis of authority, politics and family, <i>Making and Unmaking the Carolingians, 751-888</i> outlines the system which placed the Carolingian dynasty at the centre of the Frankish world. In doing so, Airlie sheds important new light on both the rise and fall of the Carolingian empire and the nature of power in medieval Europe more generally.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Stuart Airlie takes all the best-known incidents in Carolingian history (and many lesser known ones as well) and rearranges them around a focus on family and dynasticism. The result is a surprising new history not just of the Carolingians but of the entire empire, its aristocracy, its politics, and its transformations. <i>Making and Unmaking the Carolingians</i> is consistently insightful, inventive, and compelling ... and also a pleasure to read.<br/>Geoffrey Koziol, Professor of History, University of California Berkeley, USA<br><br>Stuart Airlie's brilliant examination of the Carolingian dynasty is epic in range and depth. The author investigates how this Frankish ruling family cooperated with the realm's elites to weave a web of structures, activity and ideas that formed the political reality of the Carolingian world. But this book does not stop there. Airlie's narration draws one into this Carolingian reality, uncannily exposing its fabricated nature while simultaneously retelling its history with such ingenuity that the reader often feels they're turning the pages of a Carolingian 'Game of Thrones.' Indeed, this masterful study reveals the workings of early medieval politics, along with the life and death of its most powerful dynasty, as we have never seen them before.<br/>Matthew Bryan Gillis, Associate Professor of History, University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA<br>
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