Governance of a Distant Province in the Middle Ages : Case Study on Upper Lusatia.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions of writing proper names -- 1 A distant province as a challenge: an extreme case study on Upper Lusatia -- 2 The borderland is born: short but turbulent history of the Milčane and the Besunzane -- 3 On the fringe of the Empire: Milsko (Upper Lusatia) in the web of political and military interactions (ca. 987/990-1156) -- 4 The structural framework of governance -- 5 Local infrastructure of governance: behind and besides the ramparts of ringforts -- 6 A remote province: a chance, a challenge or a burden? -- 7 Appendices -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Summaries -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Index.