Victory's Shadow : : Conquest and Governance in Medieval Catalonia / / Thomas W. Barton.

At the beginning of the eleventh century, Catalonia was a patchwork of counties, viscounties, and lordships that bordered Islamic al-Andalus to the south. Over the next two centuries, the region underwent a dramatic transformation. The counts of Barcelona secured title to the neighboring kingdom of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.) :; 4 maps, 2 charts
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations, Naming, and Coinage
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Interaction and Conquest
  • 1. Parias and Churches along the Eleventh- Century Frontier
  • 2. Competition along the Frontier
  • 3. Unification and Conquest
  • Part II: The Implications of Victory
  • 4. Aftermaths: Constructing Authority within a Conquered Landscape
  • 5. Repositioning within the Lower Ebro Valley
  • 6. Lleida and the County of Urgell
  • Part III: New Catalonia after Valencia
  • 7. Repercussions of Further Conquest: Valencia and Tenurial Conditions in Catalonia
  • 8. The Impact of Conquest and Consolidation on Jurisdiction and Administration
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index