Visigothic Spain 409 - 711 Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition

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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.

Presents 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.
Takes account of new documentary evidence, the latest archaeological findings, and the controversies that these have generated.
Combines chronological and thematic approaches to the period.
A historiographical introduction looks at the current state of research on the history and archaeology of the Visigothic kingdom.

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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.

The 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.

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Title Visigothic Spain 409 - 711
Author Roger Collins
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 272
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date 2004-05-21
ISBN 9780631181859 / 0631181857
Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
Dimensions 9.24 x 6.24 x 1 in (23.47 x 15.85 x 2.54 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Spanish
Library of Congress subjects Spain - History - Gothic period, 414-711, Spain - Civilization - To 711
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003017277
Dewey Decimal Code 946.01

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About the author

Roger Collins is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. His previous publications include The Oxford Archaeological Guide to Spain (1998), Law, Culture and Regionalism in Early Medieval Spain (1992), The Arab Conquest of Spain (Blackwell, 1989) and The Basques (Blackwell, 1986).

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Hardback. New. Presents the history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest. This book shows 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.