Based on extensive archival research, this volume examines the early growth of Barcelona and the formation of its ruling classes and challenges many traditional assumptions about the nature of Mediterranean towns. Because the city emerged as a commercial centre later than its ri…
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 …
This 1991 book describes the history of peasants in Catalonia, the wealthiest and politically dominant part of the medieval Kingdom of Aragon, between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. It focuses on the period from 1000 to 1300, when free peasants who had held property under fa…
This 1991 book describes the history of peasants in Catalonia, the wealthiest and politically dominant part of the medieval Kingdom of Aragon, between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. It focuses on the period from 1000 to 1300, when free peasants who had held property under fa…
This 1991 book describes the history of peasants in Catalonia, the wealthiest and politically dominant part of the medieval Kingdom of Aragon, between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. It focuses on the period from 1000 to 1300, when free peasants who had held property under fa…
DK Eyewitness Barcelona & Catalonia travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions this region has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and maps of Barcelona, the guide includes in-depth coverage of Barcelona's unforgettable sights from Gaudi's extraordi…
DK Eyewitness Barcelona & Catalonia travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions this region has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and maps of Barcelona, the guide includes in-depth coverage of Barcelona's unforgettable sights from Gaudi's extraordi…
