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Barcelona and its rulers, 1096-1291 /
This volume examines the early growth of Barcelona and the formation of its ruling classes. The city did not at first grow because of overseas trade but because of market-oriented agriculture and tribute from Islamic Spain. Only after a difficult adjustment did the city develop the commercial founda...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1995.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;
4th ser., 26. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume examines the early growth of Barcelona and the formation of its ruling classes. The city did not at first grow because of overseas trade but because of market-oriented agriculture and tribute from Islamic Spain. Only after a difficult adjustment did the city develop the commercial foundations which would later ensure its prosperity. Barcelona's patriciate rose to prominence during the second stage of growth, its rise forming part of a profound restructuring of territorial power in response to the 'feudal crisis' that challenged traditional authority throughout Catalonia. Patrician families did not model themselves after noble patrilineages, but forged marital alliances in which the wife's dowry played a fundamental role. In this new book the family structure of the patriciate receives close examination and many traditional assumptions about the nature of Mediterranean towns are challenged. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 457 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-446) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511003315 9780511003318 0521435110 9780521435116 0511584792 9780511584794 |