List of illustrations; List of maps; Prologue; Before the union; The age of the early count-kings (1137-1213); James the Conqueror (1213-1276); Mediterranean expansion (1276-1336); Peter the Ceremonious and his sons (1336-1410); The Trastámaras (1412-1479); Prosperity and crisis in the later middle ages; Epilogue; Note on the translation of proper names; Glossary; Geneological tables; Bibliographical notes; Index
`Professor Bisson has multiplied his claims upon our gratitude by
presenting us with The Medieval Crown of Aragon ... a masterly
synthesis of recent research which deserves a warm welcome.'
English Historical Review
`An excellent, succinct and readable history of the Medieval Crown
of Aragon which takes on board all recent research, particularly of
Catalan scholars.'
British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, The Caribbean,
Portugal and Spain
`will be welcome by all interested in the history of medieval Spain
... successful both as an introductory survey ans as an essay of
synthesis'
American Historical Review
`perceptive and scholarly ... a most welcome addition to the rather
scanty historical literature in English on medieval Spain'
Journal of Medieval History
`We need an introductory history of the Crown of Aragon and
Professor Bisson is a good choice to write it for us.'
History
`excellent and useful survey ... work which, with a long and
intelligently descriptive bibliography at the end, will serve as an
introduction to its complex and difficult subject for many years to
come.'
David J. Wasserstein, Mediterranean Historical Review
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