Author : Lawrence J. McCrank
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Medieval Frontier History in New Catalonia by : Lawrence J. McCrank
Download or read book Medieval Frontier History in New Catalonia written by Lawrence J. McCrank and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1996 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawrence McCrank addresses here the processes and consequences of the Christian reconquests in Northeastern Spain during the 12th century, focusing specifically on 'New Catalonia' then being won back from the Muslims. The history of this region, he argues, can be analysed best in terms of the concepts of frontier historiography because this frontier context gave the institutions and organizations that emerged there a distinctive and persistent character. In particular, these studies look at the role of the Cistercians of Poblet and Santes Creus and the Church of Tarragona as colonial agents fostering the resettlement and reorganization of the frontier. This consolidation prepared the way for the next wave of Reconquest.