The village world of early medieval northern Spain : local community and the land market /

The village world of early medieval northern Spain : local community and the land market /

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Author / Creator:Portass, Robert, 1983- author.
Imprint:[London] : Royal Historical Society ; Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2017.
©2017
Description:xiv, 225 pages : maps, genealogical tables ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Royal Historical Society Studies in History : new series, 0269-2244
Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
Subject:
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Liébana Region (Spain) -- Economic conditions -- 711-1516.
Orense (Spain : Province) -- Economic conditions -- 711-1516.
Liébana Region (Spain) -- Social conditions -- 711-1516.
Orense (Spain : Province) -- Social conditions -- 711-1516.
Liébana Region (Spain) -- Politics and government -- 711-1516.
Orense (Spain : Province) -- Politics and government -- 711-1516.
Liébana Region (Spain) -- History -- 711-1516.
Orense (Spain : Province) -- History -- 711-1516.
Spain -- Liébana Region.
Spain -- Orense (Province)
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11058736
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ISBN:9780861933440
0861933443
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-218) and index.
Summary:In the early eighth century, the Muslim general Tariq ibn Ziyad led his forces across the Straits of Gibraltar and conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula. However, alongside the flourishing kingdom of al-Andalus, the small Christian realm of Asturias-Leon endured in the northern mountains. This book charts the social, economic and political development of Asturias-Leon from the Islamic conquest to 1031. Using a forensic comparative method, which examines the abundant charter material from two regions of northern Spain - the Liebana valley in Cantabria, and the Celanova region of southern Galicia - it sheds new light on village society, the workings of government, and the constant swirl of buying, selling and donating that marked the rhythms of daily life. It also maps the contact points between rulers and ruled, offering new insights on the motivations and actions of both peasant proprietors and aristocrats.

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