ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Feudal Fragmentation, Demesne, Military Revolution
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17th century: from feudalism to military revolution they were no states. State used loosely, feudal state can not exist, for a lack for a better word. Process of centralization-> one or several actors get more influence in a certain territory in loss for others. 19th century age of nationalism-> convince citizens that where they live has always existed- > they were no borders, they were no states. Dealing with history people like to deal with myths. Carolingian tradition of war bands reinvented, helped charlemagne and his father create and empire and is also the element that demolished the empire. No top-down structure: chief over the tribes but not of the tribe. Medieval facebookers (friends, friends had friends) if the lord died and the contract was over, there is nothing in feudalism that says that the son inherit the contract, the vessels need to negotiate again with the new lord.
