Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 477 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 803 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 477 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 803 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
ISBN: 978-0-521-43511-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
Weitere Infos & Material
List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The city and its region; 2. The city and its lord; 3. An aborted take-off: the urban economy in crisis, 1090–1140; 4. Urban society in transition; 5. The patriciate in gestation, 1140–1220; 6. Family structure and the devolution of property; 7. Consolidation and conflict: patrician power and Mediterranean expansion, 1220–1291; 8. Patrician continuity and family identity; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
