Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Notes on Usage, Currencies, and Measures -- Maps, Illustrations, and Charts -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Imperial and Cistercian Abbey of Salem and the Political Development of Its Central Territory, 1473-1637 -- Chapter 2: Late Medieval Conflict, Negotiation, and the Foundations of Law in Salem's Land Under the Hills -- Chapter 3: Community, Lordship, and the German Peasants' War -- Chapter 4: The Village Economy and Social Relations -- Chapter 5: The Sidelrichter and Territorial Justice in Salem -- Chapter 6: "Life Is Good under the Abbot's Crosier": Territorial Governance in Early Modern Salem -- Summary and Outlook -- Appendix 4.1: Amtmänner (Village Headmen) -- Glossary of Terms -- Bibliography -- Index