A Short History of the Wars of the Roses

Grummitt, David

doi:10.5040/9780755698585

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“…Below we discuss some examples. 26 popular support was generally important in determining the fates of Richard II, Henry IV, Edward IV, and Richard III (Grummitt, 2014). In the German Peasants' War, as the status quo was challenged by peasants across southwestern Germany, the uprisings were eventually defeated by the Swabian League, given that the support from the common people in cities were inconsistent.…”

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A Theory of Power Structure and Institutional Compatibility: China versus Europe Revisited

Jia,

Roland,

Xie

2023

Journal of the European Economic Association

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To better understand institutional differences across space and time, we propose a two-dimensional framework of the power structure among three players in society: the degree of absolute power of the Ruler over the Elites and the People, and the degree of asymmetry between the latter two in terms of their everyday rights and power. Within this framework, we show that a more absolutist Ruler prefers a more balanced Elite-People relationship. This theory helps in particular to reconcile views on the comparison between imperial China and premodern Europe that would seem contradictory in one-dimensional or two-estate frameworks: the Ruler’s absolute power was weaker in Europe, whereas the Elite-People relationship was more balanced in China. Our approach also helps more generally to interpret specific institutions and other variations in power structures.

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Section: E Relevance Of Elites and People In Conflictsmentioning

confidence: 99%