Medieval and Modern Civil Wars: A Comparative Perspective

By Edited by Jón Viðar Sigurðsson

Most medieval historians have explained the 'civil wars' in Scandinavia in the 12th and 13th centuries as internal conflicts within a predominantly national and implicitly state-centered politico-constitutional framework. This book argues that the conflicts during this period should be viewed as less disruptive, less internal and less state-centered than in previous research. It does so through six articles comparing the civil wars in Scandinavia with civil wars in Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau in the last decades, applying theories and perspectives from anthropology and political science. Finally, four articles discuss civil wars in a broader perspective.

Contributors are Ebrahim Afsah, Gerd Althoff, Jenny Benham, John Comaroff, Hans Jacob Orning, Frederik Ros?n, J?n Vi?ar Sigur?sson, Henrik Vigh, Helle Vogt, Stephen D. White, and yvind sterud.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004461477
• ISBN13: 9789004461475
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 340 Pages