Mediterranean Emporium - The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca

Zusammenfassung This is the first account of a medieval Spanish kingdom that was of vital importance in the trade of the Mediterranean and beyond. Combining lands in southern France with the Balearic Islands! the Catalan kingdom of Majorca was home to Christian settlers! Jews and Muslims! and enjoyed maritime links as far afield as England and the Canaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Note on nomenclature; List of the kings of Majorca 1229?43; Note on the coinage of the kingdom of Majorca; Part I. Unity and Diversity: 1. The Balearic setting; 2. The kingdom and its historians; 3. The constitutional problem; 4. One kingdom, three religions: the Muslims; 5. One kingdom, three religions: the Jews; Part II. The Crossroads of the Mediterranean: 6. The rise of the trade of Mallorca City; 7. Commerce in the age of the vespers; 8. Towards economic integration: the early fourteenth century; 9. The trade of the autonomous kingdom in its last two decades; 10. From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic; 11. The reshaping of Mallorca's economy, 1343?00; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: David Abulafia, David (University of Cambridge) Abulafia, David S. H. Abulafia, Abulafia David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.1994
• EAN: 9780521322447
• ISBN: 978-0-521-32244-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business