Barcelona and its rulers, 1096-1291
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Barcelona and its rulers, 1096-1291
（Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought / edited by G.G. Coulton, 4th ser.,
Cambridge University Press, 2002, c1995
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First published 1995
First paperback edition 2002
Bibliography: p. 423-446
Includes index
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Description
This volume examines the early growth of Barcelona and the formation of its ruling classes. The city did not at first grow because of overseas trade but because of market-oriented agriculture and tribute from Islamic Spain. Only after a difficult adjustment did the city develop the commercial foundations which would later ensure its prosperity. Barcelona's patriciate rose to prominence during the second stage of growth, its rise forming part of a profound restructuring of territorial power in response to the 'feudal crisis' that challenged traditional authority throughout Catalonia. Patrician families did not model themselves after noble patrilineages, but forged marital alliances in which the wife's dowry played a fundamental role. In this new book the family structure of the patriciate receives close examination and many traditional assumptions about the nature of Mediterranean towns are challenged.
Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of maps
- List of tables
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The city and its region
- 2. The city and its lord
- 3. An aborted take-off: the urban economy in crisis, 1090-1140
- 4. Urban society in transition
- 5. The patriciate in gestation, 1140-1220
- 6. Family structure and the devolution of property
- 7. Consolidation and conflict: patrician power and Mediterranean expansion, 1220-1291
- 8. Patrician continuity and family identity
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index.
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