Windows on justice in northern Iberia, 800-1000 / Wendy Davies.
| Author/creator | Davies, Wendy, 1942- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Ashgate, 2016. |
| Description | xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- Orientation -- Part I. The texts -- The structure of dispute records--Appendix : texts quoted in chaper 2 -- Material questions -- Formulaic writing -- The language of dispute records -- Coda -- Appendix -- Part II. Implications -- Roles -- Power -- Local responses -- A view on northern Iberia in the European context -- Where is justice? |
| Scope and content | "Although it has a rich historiography, and from the late ninth century is rich in textual evidence, northern Iberia has barely featured in the great debates of early medieval European history of recent generations. Lying beyond the Frankish world, in a peninsula more than half controlled by Muslims, Spanish and Portuguese experience has seemed irrelevant to the Carolingian Empire and the political fragmentation (or realignment) that followed it. But Spain and Portugal shared the late Roman heritage which influenced much of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages and by the tenth century political practice in the Christian North had plenty of features in common with parts to the east"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015027230 |
| ISBN | 9781409464730 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |