Screen LibraryVisigothic Spain, 409-711
Between the end of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the Arab conquest in the eighth, Spain's destiny lay with the Visigoths, a confederacy of different ethnic groups formed in the Balkans in the later fourth century. Taking account of important new documentary evidence and of the lates...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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A history of Spain
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470754610 |
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Between the end of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the Arab conquest in the eighth, Spain's destiny lay with the Visigoths, a confederacy of different ethnic groups formed in the Balkans in the later fourth century. Taking account of important new documentary evidence and of the latest archaeological findings, the author presents a wealth of original theories, challenging many traditional assumptions about Visigothic Spain - about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, law in the kingdom, the nature and methods of the Arab conquest, and the rise of Spain as an intellectual force in the West. The book falls into two parts: the first providing a chronological overview of political and military events; the second reviewing the evidence for social life and organization in Visigothic Spain. A historiographical introduction summarizes the current state of research on the history and archaeology of the period. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (vi, 263 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-253) and index. |
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9780470754610 0470754613 9780470754566 (electronic bk.) 0470754567 (electronic bk.) 9780631181859 0631181857 |
| Index Number: | DP96 |
| CLC: | K551.2 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Visigothic Spain in the twenty-first century. -- pt. 1. A political history. From empire to kingdom, 409-507 ; The imposition of unity, 507-586 ; The Catholic kingdom, 586-672 ; The Visigothic twilight, 672-710 ; The end of the Visigothic kingdom. -- pt. 2. Society and culture. Books and readers ; Archaeology: cemeteries and churches ; Archaeology: rural and urban settlements ; Law and ethnic identity. |