Victory's Shadow

Conquest and Governance in Medieval Catalonia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

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 Aragon through marriage and this newly constituted Crown of Aragon, after numerous failed attempts, finally conquered the Islamic states positioned along its southern frontier in the mid-twelfth century. Successful conquest, however, necessitated considerable organizational challenges that threatened to destabilize, politically and economically, this triumphant regime. The Aragonese monarchy's efforts to overcome these adversities, consolidate its authority, and capitalize on its military victories would impose lasting changes on its governmental framework and exert considerable influence over future expansionist projects.In Victory's Shadow, Thomas W. Barton offers a sweeping new account of the capture and long-term integration of Muslim-ruled territories by an ascendant Christian regime and a detailed analysis of the influence of this process on the governmental, economic, and broader societal development of both Catalonia and the greater Crown of Aragon. Based on over a decade of extensive archival research, Victory's Shadow deftly reconstructs and evaluates the decisions, outcomes, and costs involved in this experience of territorial integration and considers its implications for ongoing debates regarding the dynamics of expansionism across the diverse boundary zones of medieval Europe.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-06-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 35 mm
Vikt:907 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:Cornell University Press
ISBN:9781501736162
Utmärkelser:Commended for Royal Studies Journal Book Prize 2020 (United States)

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Mer om författaren

Thomas W. Barton is Associate Professor of History at the University of San Diego. He is the author of Contested Treasure, which won the Best First Book Prize from the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies and the Association for Jewish Studies' Jordan Schnitzer Prize for the Best Book on Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History and Culture.

Recensioner i media

Thomas Barton's Victory's Shadow offers a refreshing antidote to the traditional Reconquista narrative. His rich and careful account, based on years of archival research offers a compelling alternative to triumphalist narratives of conquest, by placing much of the focus instead on what happens after conquest—governance and consolidation.(The Medieval Review) Victory's Shadow offers a significant contribution to scholarship on the medieval Iberian frontier. A welcome new approach to frontier history it is the product of meticulous research conducted over many years in a range of Spanish archives, as well as an impressive acquaintance with secondary literature and will be appreciated by scholars interested in premodern Iberian and Mediterranean history, in the history of Christian-Muslim relations, in the origins of European expansionism, and in frontier history.(Journal of Military History) "Victory's Shadow shows how the acquisition and integration of New Catalonia was a lengthy and nonlinear process built on previous failures, on contests among rulers, on negotiations with ecclesiastical and secular magnates, and on the fate of territory further afield. With impressive attention to local political and economic contexts and changes in policies and possibilities over two and a half centuries, the book is a marvelously fine-grained account of the mechanics and logics of conquest."(Citation from the American Historical Association's 2020 Premio del Rey Committee) An extremely impressive work of scholarship that combines meticulous archival work with a deep knowledge of regional history and historiography to illuminate the complex mechanics of administration in this important and fascinating corner of medieval Latin Christendom.(SPECULUM) Victory's Shadow is an important contribution to the field, of interest also to those studying multicultural frontiers in the medieval period and beyond.(AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW) An important contribution to the field; of interest also to those studying multicultural frontiers in the medieval period and beyond.(American Historical Review) A thorough and well-documented study of one of medieval Europe's less well-known frontiers.(SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL)

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsAbbreviations, Naming, and CoinageIntroductionPart I: Interaction and Conquest1. Parias and Churches along the Eleventh-Century Frontier2. Competition along the Frontier3. Unification and ConquestPart II: The Implications of Victory4. Aftermaths: Constructing Authority within a Conquered Landscape5. Repositioning within the Lower Ebro Valley6. Lleida and the County of UrgellPart III: New Catalonia after Valencia7. Repercussions of Further Conquest: Valencia and Tenurial Conditions in Catalonia8. The Impact of Conquest and Consolidation on Jurisdiction and AdministrationAppendixDynastic Succession of the Counts of UrgellDynastic Succession of the Kings of AragonDynastic Succession of the Counts of Barcelona and Count-Kings of Barcelona/AragonNotesSelect BibliographyIndex