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Jews, Christian Society, and Royal Power in Medieval Barcelona
This book explores two themes in the history of Barcelona's Jewish community in its formative years, from the middle of the eleventh century to the end of the thirteenth. First, …
A Network of Converso Families in Early Modern Toledo
A Network of Converso Families in Early Modern Toledo addresses the fortunes of Jewish families who converted to Catholicism in fifteenth-century Spain. From the fifteenth through …
Romans in a New World
Romans in a New World shows how the ancient Romans haunted the Spanish conquest of the New World. While the conquistadors themselves challenged the reputations of the Romans for …
How the Incas Built Their Heartland
In roughly a hundred years of military campaigns, Inca dominion spread like wildfire across the Andes, a process traditionally thought to have been set in motion by a single, …
Missionary Tropics
A provocative contribution to the history of early modern Euro-Asian interactions that provides new perspectives on the encounter between Catholicism and Hinduism in India. By …
Bishops, Councils and Consensus in the Visigothic Kingdom, 589-633
The medieval Visigothic kingdom--even after the full-scale conversion of the population from Arianism to Catholicism--was barely held together by a fluctuating mixture of tradition …
Conflict and Coexistence
By examining Archbishop Rodrigo's military activities, historical and theological studies and other sources, Pick illustrates the ways in which he created an accommodation for the …
Upholding Justice
Tamar Herzog studies the judiciary in Quito, during 17th and 18th centuries, and shows that in this remote Spanish colony, order was a communal enterprise. The dominant rules were …
The Mirror of Spain (1500-1700)
Hillgarth investigates how Spain was seen by non-Spaniards in the period when it was the leading power in Europe. The author brings together a range of sources that elucidate …
The Jesuit and the Incas
In the spirit of justice Blas Valera broke all the rules—and paid with his life. Hundreds of years later, his ghost has returned to haunt the official account. But is it the truth, …