The power of cities : the Iberian peninsula from late antiquity to the early modern period / edited by Sabine Panzram.

"The Power of Cities focuses on Iberian cities during the lengthy transition from the late Roman to the early modern period, with a particular interest in the change from early Christianity, to the Islamic period, and on to the restoration of Christianity. Drawing on case studies from cities su...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Panzram, Sabine (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Series:Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; v. 70.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; The Power of Cities: The Iberian Peninsula from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Maps and Figures; Notes on Contributors; Maps; Urban History on the Iberian Peninsula-Current Perspectives; Part 1: The City in Spania (4th to 7th Centuries); 1 The Transformation of the City in Hispania between the 4th and the 6th Centuries; 2 The Late Antique City in Spania-Toledo and Recópolis; Part 2: The City in al-Andalus (8th to 11th Centuries); 3 Ornament of the World: Urban Change in Early Islamic Qurṭuba.
  • 4 The Impact of the Arab Conquest on the Planning of the Iberian Cities: Toledo inside WallsPart 3: The City in the Territories of the ""Reconquista"" (11th to 15th Centuries); 5 Conquered Cities: Continuity and Transformation of Urban Structures in the Castilian ""Reconquista"" Territories (11th-14th Centuries)-Toledo and Seville; 6 The City in the Image/Images of the City: The Lost Tapestry of Valladolid; Part 4: The City in the Hispaniae (15th to 18th Centuries); 7 Characteristics of Castilian Cities in the 16th and 17th Centuries.
  • 8 Ports to ""New Worlds"": Lisbon, Seville, Cádiz (15th-18th Centuries)The Power of Cities-Rewriting the History of the Iberian Peninsula; Index of Places, Names and Subjects.