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Lienhard Thaler

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Economic & social historian, medievalist, archivist Postdoc for medieval economic & social history @univie.ac.at & research assistant @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social

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Modes of Coercion in Premodern Eurasian Empires Can the “language of power” used by ancient Mesopotamian authorities be compared to that of medieval Venetian council orders or even with that of 17th century Chinese magistrates? How can researchers ...

In June, I was able to participate in the workshop "Modes of Coercion in Premodern Eurasian Empires. Inventorying and Graphing Court Records for a Comparative Geography of Power" in Vienna. @lienhard.bsky.social now published a nice report summarising the workshop's most important insights:

12.08.2024 11:15 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Digital Anatomy of Late Medieval Vienna Around 1500, an estimated 20,000 people lived in the city of Vienna in 2000 houses. By using thousands of event and plot descriptions from previously unedited land registers and tax lists, we located ...

How livable was today's most livable city in the past? Join us tomorrow to find out at Digital Anatomy of Late Medieval Vienna @IMC_Leeds imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2024/mee...

02.07.2024 07:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Dealing with Price Crises: Standards of Living and Disasters in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe Declining purchasing power and standard of living is not only a modern phenomenon, but has been a persistent concern in people’s everyday life since at least medieval times. Rising prices of staple fo...

Do you groan under the weight of inflation, too?
Learn how prices changed during past crises in our session: Dealing with Price Crises: Standards of Living and Disasters in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe @ International Medieval Congress 2024 imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2024/mee...

30.06.2024 07:56 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Accountability during Crisis, II: War, Finances, and Accounting Questions of personal and collective responsibility are raised with particular poignancy during crisis periods. On the institutional side, the procedures for holding officials accountable and managing...

What was medieval crisis management in times of financial turmoil and war like?
Find out at our session: Accountability during Crisis, II: War, Finances, and Accounting @ International Medieval Congress 2024 imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2024/mee...

28.06.2024 12:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The 'Positives' of Plague?: The Economic Impact of the Black Death The impact of the Black Death, one of the worst crises in European history, has long been debated by historians. While the Plague was undoubtedly extremely traumatic for those who lived through it, ma...

What was the pandemic of the 14th century good for?
Visit our session on monday to learn more about "The 'Positives' of Plague?: The Economic Impact of the Black Death" @ International Medieval Congress 2024 imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2024/mee...

27.06.2024 06:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Looking forward to the 2nd edition of the "Nachwuchstagung der österreichischen Mediävistik" (junior conference of the Austrian medieval studies) in Innsbruck today and tomorrow!
Now it's time to harvest the crops of our month-long planning and preparations.

16.05.2024 07:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Come and join us with your PhD project in social history of the late medieval and early modern period at the marvellous WiSo! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

04.04.2024 05:40 — 👍 2    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

"States without taxes. The medieval county of Tyrol as an example for domain-funded government", that's now the title of my presentation at the OESHGS this wednesday, 7 February 2024, at 1 p.m. in the Butler Room, Nuffield College.

05.02.2024 12:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We are calling for papers on unequal economic opportunities in the medieval period! If you would like to join our discussion in Innsbruck in early September 2024, do not hesitate to apply.
www.wirtschaftsgeschichte.org/en/konferenzen

23.01.2024 17:47 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
2. Nachwuchstagung Österreichische Mediävistik 2024 Im Mai 2024 findet in Innsbruck die zweite Nachwuchtsagung der österreichischen Mediävistik statt. Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an Promovierende, die zu einem Thema mit engem Bezug zum österreich...

One week left to apply for our 2nd junior conference in May, this time in emperor Maximilian's favourite city, in Innsbruck. If you are a praedoc medievalist working in or on Austria, don't hesitate to apply!
www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...

09.01.2024 05:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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