{"product_id":"spain-11571300-9781444339758","title":"Spain 11571300","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpain, 1157-1300\u003c\/i\u003e makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as well as of European history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the most significant phase of Spanish mainland development \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the profound intellectual consequences of Christian advances into Islamic Spain \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the varying fortunes of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and focuses on the reign of the learned Alfonso X of Castile \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes the vast body of primary and secondary source material published over the past 30 years \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a masterly revisiting of the period, every clause of Linehan's sentences embodying not only that eloquence of rhetorical style he so admired in the work of another Fellow of St. John's, Prof. John Cook (see the obituary by Lineham in The Independent, 15 September 2007), but a freshness and vitality of vision that find their fullest expression in his portrait of King Alfonso el Sabio.\" (Speculuma Medieval Studies, April 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTree showing some of those mentioned in these pages xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap of Spain in the thirteenth century xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 1157–79 Past and Present 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the Emperor 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Royal Minorities 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Age of Las Navas Life, Law and Memory 36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Battles 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications of the Vernacular 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCastile Victorious 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 1214–48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoña Berenguela and Son 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The Gate is Open and the Way is Clear’ 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards Valencia 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConquest and Colonization 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToledo and Seville 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter Valencia 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mediterranean Dimension 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Some Permanent Features Jews 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoors 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunger, Kings and Capitals 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 1252–9 Alfonso X: Promising Beginnings 104\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Command Economy 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Law 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications of Empire 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 1259–74\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToledo and Translations 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Complications 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mudéjar Rising 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Alfonsine Histories 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 1275–84\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Reign in Ruins 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrance and Aragón 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1282 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAragón Alone 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Learned King 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Changed Balance Castile after 1284 210\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Question of Alliances 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Neither Truth nor Faith’ 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 270\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408394625367,"sku":"9781444339758","price":32.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444339758.jpg?v=1730502741","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spain-11571300-9781444339758","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}