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The Visigothic Kingdom - The Negotiation of Power in Post-Roman lberia (Hardcover)
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The Visigothic Kingdom - The Negotiation of Power in Post-Roman lberia (Hardcover)
Series: Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia
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How did the breakdown of Roman rule in the Iberian Peninsula
eventually result in the formation of a Visigothic kingdom with
authority centralised in Toledo? This collection of essays
challenges the view that local powers were straightforwardly
subjugated to the expanding central power of the monarchy. Rather
than interpret countervailing events as mere 'delays' in this
inevitable process, the contributors to this book interrogate where
these events came from, which causes can be uncovered and how much
influence individual actors had in this process. What emerges is a
story of contested interests seeking cooperation through
institutions and social practices that were flexible enough to
stabilise a system that was hierarchical yet mutually beneficial
for multiple social groups. By examining the Visigothic settlement,
the interplay between central and local power, the use of ethnic
identity, projections of authority, and the role of the Church,
this book articulates a model for understanding the formation of a
large and important early medieval kingdom.
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