{"product_id":"visigothic-spain-409-711-isbn-9781405149662","title":"Visigothic Spain 409 - 711","description":"This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the history of this period.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents original theories about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes account of new documentary evidence, the latest archaeological findings, and the controversies that these have generated.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines chronological and thematic approaches to the period.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA historiographical introduction looks at the current state of research on the history and archaeology of the Visigothic kingdom.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Maps. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Visigothic Spain in the Twenty-First Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: A Political History:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. From Empire to Kingdom, 409-507:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Turning Point.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Visigoths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gothic Conquests of Hispania, 456-507.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Imposition of Unity, 507-586:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Fractured Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reign of Leovigild, 569-586.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Catholic Kingdom, 586-672:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversion and Reaction, 586-590.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Dynasties, 590-642.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKings and the Political Elite, 642-672.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Visigothic Twilight, 672-710:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourt Conspiracies, 672-681.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uneasy Throne, 681-710.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The End of the Kingdom:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Coming of the Arabs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Last Kings, 710-713.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Society and Culture:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Books and Readers:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Legacy of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Archaeology: Cemeteries and Churches:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoths in the Ground.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Visigothic Architecture?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Archaeology: Rural and Urban Settlements:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCountry Dwellers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowns in Transition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Law and Ethnic Identity:.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fog of the Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGothia and Hispania.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Readers interested in more detailed accounts of Spanish history will ... find this book very accessible.\" \u003ci\u003eBritish Bulletin of Publications\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is much to admire and enjoy in this volume … highly readable and impressively researched work.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoger Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Archaeological Guide to Spain\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eLaw, Culture and Regionalism in Early Medieval Spain\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eThe Arab Conquest of Spain\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1989) and \u003ci\u003eThe Basques\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1986).  Between the end of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the Arab conquest in the eighth, Spain’s destiny lay with the Visigoths, a confederacy of different ethnic groups formed in the Balkans in the later fourth century. Taking account of important new documentary evidence and of the latest archaeological findings, the author presents a wealth of original theories, challenging many traditional assumptions about Visigothic Spain – about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, law in the kingdom, the nature and methods of the Arab conquest, and the rise of Spain as an intellectual force in the West. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book falls into two parts: the first providing a chronological overview of political and military events; the second reviewing the evidence for social life and organization in Visigothic Spain. A historiographical introduction summarizes the current state of research on the history and archaeology of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990456451301,"sku":"NP9781405149662","price":70.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405149662.jpg?v=1761787905","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/visigothic-spain-409-711-isbn-9781405149662","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}