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A History of Medieval Spain (Cornell Paperbacks) Reprint Edition

by Joseph O'Callaghan (Author)
4 out of 5 stars 12 customer reviews
ISBN-13: 978-0801492648
ISBN-10: 0801492645
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Product Details

  • Series: Cornell Paperbacks
  • Paperback: 736 pages
  • Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr; Reprint edition (August 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0801492645
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801492648
  • Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 6.1 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful
A good reference but a tough read
By Peter J. Adams on June 25, 2003
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The major problem with this book is that it tends to get bogged down in narrative without enough analytical insight. The result is that the reader is faced with hundreds of pages of which kings fought which, married whom and so on. While there is commentary on which events are more important than others and why, it is a little sparse. I read all but the last 100 pages or so as I just ran out of steam. However, as a person who is interested in Spain and Spanish history, I plan to keep it on my shelf for reference purposes.
The book is sensibly divided into major historical time periods (i.e. Visigothic, Caliphate, etc) that give a good organizational framework. Each time period typically has two chapters. The first is more or less a historical narrative and is usually the more difficult to get through. The second is an often interesting discussion of the social and political institutions of both Christian and Islamic Spain. For example, there is a chapter that outlines the major officials of the Umayyad caliphate, their roles, powers, prejudices and so on.
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
In depth survey of medieval Spain
By A Customer on August 5, 2001
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O'Callaghan provides us with an in-depth (728 pagess), well written survey of medieval Spain, starting with the Visigothic era in 415. The major sections of the book cover the monarchs, government, society, economy, culture and religion through the reigns of Ferdinand and Isabella. The book includes numerous maps, illustrations and genealogical charts. I highly recommend this book for the historian, student and general public with an interest in medieval Spain.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
A vital text on a re-emerging topic
By Derek A. Wagener on February 24, 2009
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Previous reviews have decried this book for lack of readability; this is a pity, the purpose of this book was not to be for light summer reading, but to provide information on a previously obscure topic. Current authors writing about Medieval Spain still cite this book as the go-to reference, period.
The book encompasses the entire history of Spain from the fall of the Roman Empire to the reign of Fernando and Isabel. If you needed one book on this subject it would be this one, especially as a reference work.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Classic Standard Text
By El Picaro on March 5, 2008
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This is the classic standard text and the best one volume overview of the period. Spanish history available in english tends to be broken down into ghetto sub-subjects making it difficult to arrange the period information relative to each other. This book will give you a general framework to organize the information of this period. Dry reading but useful to the thoughtful reader. This volume is inadeuqate as a sole source of medieval Spanish history but should serve as a base to branch out to the readily available historical alleys.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A treat for the general history reader
By Buenoslibros.es on May 9, 2011
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One of the best history books I've ever read. You might expect a history of Spain, from the invasion of the Muslims in 711 to the unification of most of Spain (Roman Hispania) under the Catholic kings, around 1479, would be a hard indeed thing to narrate. And you'd be right, especially when that history covers different kingdoms, peoples of diverse languages, and of the three monotheistic religions, all living in one and the same peninsula. Also, if that book aspires to cover all aspects of the lives of these nations, from the governmental, social, cultural, economical, what have you... well, the author achieves a monumental success. The impression left on the reader is like the view you get from a plane flying not too high: you see perfectly what the country looks like and how it goes changing colors and shapes in just a matter of minutes. So I see Spain in this book that covers the medieval era. Do you need to know about Spain previous to reading this book? It would definitely help to have an idea of its geography and of its peoples, but not more than a few tourist notions and you're ready to go. But go slow. Go back if you have to, underline, take notes as I did. This book, however thick it is, is just an invitation to pick your favorite stories and go deep on them later on, in other books. I picked a lot of interesting subjects myself that I can't wait to find the right book to go into deeper.Read more ›
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Loaded with information
By E.J. Kaye on February 10, 2011
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Impeccably sourced, this book provides insight not only on the history, but the culture and civic institutions too. Starting with Visigothic Spain, the book plows through a 1000 years of Spanish history. A tough read for pleasure, but as a research tool it is magnificent
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