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The mercenary Mediterranean : sovereignty, religion, and violence in the medieval crown of Aragon /
Over the course of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Christian kings of Aragon recruited thousands of foreign Muslim soldiers to serve in their armies and as members of their royal courts. Based on extensive research in Arabic, Latin and Romance sources, 'The Mercenary Mediterranean&...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
The University of Chicago Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Over the course of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Christian kings of Aragon recruited thousands of foreign Muslim soldiers to serve in their armies and as members of their royal courts. Based on extensive research in Arabic, Latin and Romance sources, 'The Mercenary Mediterranean' explores this little-known and misunderstood history. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Premios: | American Historical Association: AHA Herbert Baxter Adams Prize; American Institute for Maghrib Studies: L. Carl Brown AIMS Book Prize in North African Studies; De Re Militari: Verbruggen Prize. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226329789 022632978X |