{"product_id":"visigothic-spain-409-711-paperback","title":"Visigothic Spain 409 - 711 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.02 x 6.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119541817479,"sku":"9781405149662","price":102.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c04293dfd7f6a221da4d10d931a770de.webp?v=1732541539","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/visigothic-spain-409-711-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}