| Barcelona and Its Rulers, 1096 1291 Contributor(s): Bensch, Stephen P. (Author), Stephen P., Bensch (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521435110 ISBN-13: 9780521435116 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $160.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1995 Annotation: Based on extensive archival research, this volume examines the early growth of Barcelona in order to understand the causes of the European economic take-off. 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 that would later ensure its prosperity. Barcelona's patriciate rose to prominence during the second stage of growth, also a period dominated by a struggle for power in Catalonia. Here, the family structure of the patriciate receives close examination, and in general the volume challenges many traditional assumptions about the nature of Mediterranean towns. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
| Dewey: 946.720 |
| LCCN: 93004251 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Latin American and Iberian Literature (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.66 lbs) 480 pages |