The Visigothic Kingdom

Name: The Visigothic Kingdom
Brand: Amsterdam University Press
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The Negotiation of Power in Post-Roman lberia

By: Panzram (Editor), Paulo Pacha (Editor)

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Hardcover | 23 December 2020 | Edition Number 1

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408 Pages

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23.4 x 15.6 x 2.54

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1. New interpretive paradigm - understanding Toledo's hegemonic position as the result of a negotiation process between the representatives of the aristocracy, the Church and the monarchy. 2. Interdisciplinary focus, coupling of material, textual and other sources. 3. Transcultural focus, taking into consideration Roman, Visigothic and Ummayad culture How did the breakdown of Roman rule in the Iberian Peninsula eventually result in the formation of a Visigothic kingdom with authority centralised in Toledo? This collection of essays challenges the view that local powers were straightforwardly subjugated to the expanding central power of the monarchy. Rather than interpret countervailing events as mere 'delays' in this inevitable process, the contributors to this book interrogate where these events came from, which causes can be uncovered and how much influence individual actors had in this process. What emerges is a story of contested interests seeking cooperation through institutions and social practices that were flexible enough to stabilise a system that was hierarchical yet mutually beneficial for multiple social groups. By examining the Visigothic settlement, the interplay between central and local power, the use of ethnic identity, projections of authority, and the role of the Church, this book articulates a model for understanding the formation of a large and important early medieval kingdom.

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"Sin lugar a duda, estamos frente a una obra que tiene el potencial de convertirse en un libro de referencia. Una de sus caracteristicas es que esta en dialogo con las distintas producciones academicas de sus autores, lo cual crea una invitacion para su busqueda y estudio. Tambien cuenta con multiples dimensiones y niveles de lecturas; sus capitulos no solo presentan estados de la cuestion e investigaciones originales, sino tambien abren interrogantes que no responden de forma acabada, lo cual es una virtud porque incentiva a nuevos analisis desde un enfoque interdisciplinario. Desde ya celebramos las futuras investigaciones que surjan a partir de este libro."
- Sabrina Orlowski, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, Sociedades Precapitalistas, vol. 11 (2021)

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