The landscape around us is largely the result of man-made transformations. It consists of villages, farmsteads, cities, fields, ditches, and roads. This book examines how the landscape of the Mediterranean country of Catalonia was created and transformed. Although Catalonia's history goes back before the Middle Ages, it was during the medieval period that it saw significant development, which has continued ever since. Understanding the landscape helps us understand political, social, economic, and cultural changes. In this book we discover how the settlements built around a castle or a church were created, and what the open villages and new towns were like, both in Catalonia and in neighbouring territories. The book also explores the formation of cities and towns as well as the significance of hamlets and farmsteads, based on data provided by written documents and archaeological excavations. It also explores the formation of fields, ditches, and irrigated areas, and shows the importance of understanding the boundaries and demarcations that enclose valleys, villages, castles, and parishes. Finally, special attention is devoted to place names and cartography, as these shed light on numerous historical realities.

Obra conmemorativa del 750 aniversario de la coronación de Alfonso X como rey de Castilla y León. Libro de contenido histórico y de divulgación general, con una primera parte biográfica que trata aspectos politicos, sociales y economicos. La segunda, presenta trabajos de investigacion realizados por especialistas que tratan aspectos destacados de su labor en los distintos campos.

Esta obra analiza de forma temática los distintos libros vinculados a la figura de la reina Isabel I de Castilla.

Though many argue that the fall of Rome around 400 C.E. had little effect on the rural poor of the western Mediterranean, Karen Eva Carr argues persuasively to the contrary. Vandals to Visigoths shows how the empire''s collapse significantly transformed the lives of rural people. Even after the dust settled from the Germanic invasions, landscape archaeology shows the surviving rural population defending themselves in isolated hill-forts and cut off from the larger Mediterranean world. "Vandals to Visigoths" uses archaeological survey data as a springboard to a theoretical discussion of rural survival strategies in the non-industrial world and the ways in which these strategies are affected by government actions. Carr draws on historical, archaeological, and ethnographic comparanda to conclude that the larger, more powerful Roman government was more advantageous for the rural poor than the weaker Vandal and Visigothic regimes. Though Carr agrees that the lives of the rural people and the free slaves were miserable, she shows through her data and theory that they became even more wretched after the decline of the empire. "Vandals to Visigoths" will appeal to historians of Rome, as well as of Early Medieval Europe and Spain. Anthropologists, economists, and political scientists who study Late Antiquity and the medieval period will also be interested, as it discusses the broader implications of the role of government in the lives of early medieval Spain''s subjects. Karen Eva Carr is Associate Professor of History, Portland State University.

This volume deals with the medieval shu'?biyyah movement (in which non-Arab Muslims sought equality of power and status with Arabs) in al-Andalus, Muslim Spain. By analysing a letter composed by Ibn Garcma during the 11th century, the tensions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims are discussed in detail. Symbols, stories and legends used in the shu'?biyyah corpus of writings are analysed in the light of the political and theological development in al-Andalus and the Muslim world. Authority, legitimacy and power are central both to the discussion of Ibn Garcma's letter and the history of the shu'?biyyah movement. The first part gives the historical background to the history of al-Andalus. Ethnic conflicts and tensions related to authority and power are of special interest. The second part, gives a detailed analysis of Ibn Garcma's shu'?biyyah letter in relation to the historical and contemporary situation in al-Andalus.

Colección dirigida por José María Jover Zamora , y con introducción de Ramón Menéndez Pidal . Esta obra continúa en el Tomo XVII. Volumen II de la Historia de España Menéndez Pidal .

Colección dirigida por José María Jover Zamora . Continuación del Tomo XVII. Volumen I de la misma Historia de España Menéndez Pidal .

Tomo 26, volumen 1.

Le presentamos la prestigiosa Historia de España iniciada por Ramón Menéndez Pidal, dirigida por José María Jover Zamora y con un plantel de destacados especialistas. Una obra de consulta y lectura que satisfaga totalmente tanto al estudioso como a todo aquel lector que desee una vision objetiva de la historia de nuestro pais. La Historia de España Menendez Pidal contiene los mas rigurosos analisis sobre los acontecimientos decisivos que marcan nuestra historia. 65 volumenes con mas de 53.000 paginas. Formato 21 x 28 cm. Encuadernacion en guaflex con estampaciones en oro. Mas de 19.000 ilustraciones en blanco y negro y a color