Entre innovation et appel à la tradition: l’État médiéval en Europe centrale-orientale aux XIe-XIVe siècles: Perspectives historiographiques et discours identitaire

The assimilation of the institutional and cultural experiences of the Western Christian world and the penchant for innovation shown by the Central and Eastern European elites led to the distinct institutional profile of the states in the region, one that differed from the French, Russian, and Mongol ones and was defined by the balance between the demands of the powers-that-be and the interests of society