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Making Agreements in Medieval Catalonia de Adam J. Kosto

Making Agreements in Medieval Catalonia

Autor Adam J. Kosto, Kosto Adam J.
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2007
This study examines the role of written agreements in eleventh- and twelfth-century Catalonia, and how they determined the social and political order. By tracing the fate of these agreements - or convenientiae - from their first appearance to the late twelfth century, it is possible to demonstrate the remarkable stability of the fluid structures which they engendered in what is generally thought of as 'feudal society'. The process of documentary change reveals the true nature and pace of the 'transformation of the year 1000'. Analysis of the convenientia as an instrument of power and its interaction with oral practices contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of the written word in medieval societies. Finally, a broad historiographical context establishes the significance of this study of Catalonia for a more general appreciation of the medieval Mediterranean world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521037853
ISBN-10: 0521037859
Pagini: 392
Ilustrații: 1 map 6 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on citations, dates and names; List of abbreviations; Map; Introduction: 1. Catalonia and its neighbours; 2. Feudalism in eleventh- and twelfth-century Catalonia; 3. The sources; 4. Historiography of the convenientia; Part I. The First Convenientia: Social and Documentary Change Around the Year 1000: 5. The documentary context; 6. Early Catalan convenientiae, c. 1021–50; 7. Convenientiae and the 'crisis' of Catalan society; Part II. Making Agreements: 8. Castle tenure and military service; 9. Structures of power in convenientiae; 10. Treaties; 11. Dispute settlement; 12. Exploiting the land; 13. Family settlements; 14. Promises; Part III. Keeping Agreements; 15. Penalty clauses; 16. Sureties; 17. Procedure; 18. Case studies: Pallars and Empúries/Rosselló; 19. Oaths; Part IV. Foundations (the Eleventh Century): 20. Counts; 21. Lay aristocracy; 22. Episcopal castles; 23. Monastic military lordship; Part V. Fortunes (the Twelfth Century): 24. Renewal; 25. Conflict; 26. Change; Part VI. Writing and power: 27. Administration; 28. The Usatges de Barcelona; 29. The Liber feudorum maior; 30. The end of the convenientia; Table of published documents; Works cited; Index of names; Subject index.

Recenzii

'… a useful overview of the growth of government through the study of contractual documents and the written word from the 10th through 12th centuries in Catalonia … valuable and highly recommended study for upper-division undergraduate collections and above.' Choice
'This book is a welcome addition to Catalan and Iberian studies; with its thorough and unimpeachable archival grounding, Making Agreements will undoubtedly provide Kosto and other historians with a solid foundation on which to base broader studies relating to the development of medieval juridical and administrative regimes both in medieval Catalonia and elsewhere Latin Christendom.' Brian A. Catlos, The Medieval Review
'… this will be an invaluable reference work for all medieval Hispanists.' Bulletin of Hispanic Studies
'… a timely contribution to the ongoing debate concerning the so-called 'transformation of the year 1000' in western Europe as a whole.' History
'This is a major contribution to Catalan medieval history and to the wider issues of social and legal change in Western Europe in this period.' English Historical Review
'… Kosto's arguments are both water-tight and convincing. … weighty and magisterial. This is a major contribution to Catalan medieval history and to the wider issues of social and legal change in Western Europe in this period.' Oxford Academic Journals

Descriere

A local study of Catalonia with wide implications for the history of medieval Europe.