Visigothic Spain, 409-711 /
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| Author / Creator: | Collins, Roger, 1949- |
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| Imprint: | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004. |
| Description: | vi, 263 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | A history of Spain History of Spain. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5171538 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Visigothic Spain in the Twenty-First Century
- Part I. A Political History
- 1. From Empire to Kingdom, 409-507
- A Turning Point
- The Visigoths
- The Gothic Conquests of Hispania, 456-507
- 2. The Imposition of Unity, 507-586
- A Fractured Kingdom
- The Reign of Leovigild, 569-586
- 3. The Catholic Kingdom, 586-672
- Conversion and Reaction, 586-590
- Changing Dynasties, 590-642
- Kings and the Political Elite, 642-672
- 4. Visigothic Twilight, 672-710
- Court Conspiracies, 672-681
- The Uneasy Throne, 681-710
- 5. The End of the Kingdom
- The Coming of the Arabs
- The Last Kings, 710-713
- Part II. Society and Culture
- 6. Books and Readers
- The Legacy of Africa
- The Golden Age
- 7. Archaeology: Cemeteries and Churches:.Goths in the Ground
- A Visigothic Architecture?
- 8. Archaeology: Rural and Urban Settlements
- Country Dwellers
- Towns in Transition
- 9. Law and Ethnic Identity
- The Fog of the Law
- Gothia and Hispania
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index
