Roger Collins (University of Edinburgh)

Visigothic Spain 409 - 711

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Produktbeschreibung

A history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest. 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.

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Produktdetails

• A History of Spain
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781405149662
• ISBN-10: 1405149663
• Artikelnr.: 22101419

Autorenporträt

Dr. Liam Collins is the executive director of the Madison Policy Forum, a senior fellow with New America, and a permanent member with the Council on Foreign Relations. Colonel (retired) Collins served in the US Army for 27 years. As a career Special Forces officer, he conducted multiple operational and combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, South America, and the Horn of Africa. In Iraq, Liam conducted operations in Baghdad, Fallujah, Ramadi, and many other cities. Liam retired from the military in 2019 as the founding director of the Modern War Institute and the director of the Department of Military Instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace) from the United States Military Academy, and a Master's in Public Affairs and a PhD from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps.
Introduction: Visigothic Spain in the Twenty-First Century.
Part I: A Political History:.
1. From Empire to Kingdom, 409-507:.
A Turning Point.
The Visigoths.
The Gothic Conquests of Hispania, 456-507.
2. The Imposition of Unity, 507-586:.
A Fractured Kingdom.
The Reign of Leovigild, 569-586.
3. The Catholic Kingdom, 586-672:.
Conversion and Reaction, 586-590.
Changing Dynasties, 590-642.
Kings and the Political Elite, 642-672.
4. Visigothic Twilight, 672-710:.
Court Conspiracies, 672-681.
The Uneasy Throne, 681-710.
5. The End of the Kingdom:.
The Coming of the Arabs.
The Last Kings, 710-713.
Part II: Society and Culture:.
6. Books and Readers:.
The Legacy of Africa.
The Golden Age.
7. Archaeology: Cemeteries and Churches:.
Goths in the Ground.
A Visigothic Architecture?.
8. Archaeology: Rural and Urban Settlements:.
Country Dwellers.
Towns in Transition.
9. Law and Ethnic Identity:.
The Fog of the Law.
Gothia and Hispania.
Bibliographical Essay.
Index

Rezensionen

"Readers interested in more detailed accounts of Spanish historywill ... find this book very accessible." British Bulletin ofPublications

"There is much to admire and enjoy in this volume ... highlyreadable and impressively researched work." History