The Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror : intellect & force in the Middle Ages /

The thirteenth-century monarch Alfonso the Learned of Castile and his contemporary rival James the Conqueror, of Aragon-Catalonia, are key figures who made enduring contributions to Western civilization--although neither is well known to American students. This book explores the contrasts and conver...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Otros Autores: Burns, Robert I., 1921-2008
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1985.
Temas:
Alfonso > X, > King of Castile and Leon, > 1221-1284.
James > I, > King of Aragon, > 1208-1276.
500-1516
Learning and scholarship > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
Savoir et érudition > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Learning and scholarship > Medieval.
Spain > History > 711-1516.
Spain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Castle of intellect, castle of force: the worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror / Robert I. Burns
  • Prelude to power: kingship and constitution in the realms of Aragon, 1175-1250 / Thomas N. Bisson
  • Paths to ruin: the economic and financial policies of Alfonso the Learned / Joseph F. O'Callaghan
  • Patronage and piety: Catalan letters from Llull to March / Jill R. Webster
  • Two warrior-kings and their municipal militias: the townsman-soldier in law and life / James F. Powers
  • James the Conqueror: Montpellier and southern France / Archibald R. Lewis
  • Law and politics: Alfonso's program of political reform / Robert A. MacDonald.

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