{"product_id":"barcelona-and-its-rulers-1096-1291-cambridge-studies-in-medieval-life-and-thought-fourth-series-series-number-26-0521525896","title":"Barcelona and its Rulers, 1096-1291 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 26)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521525896\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bensch, Stephen P.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive archival research, this volume examines the early growth of Barcelona in order to understand the causes of the European economic take-off. The city did not at first grow because of overseas trade but because of market-oriented agriculture and tribute from Islamic Spain. Only after a difficult adjustment did the city develop the commercial foundations that would later ensure its prosperity. Barcelona's patriciate rose to prominence during the second stage of growth, also a period dominated by a struggle for power in Catalonia. Here, the family structure of the patriciate receives close examination, and in general the volume challenges many traditional assumptions about the nature of Mediterranean towns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943640924448,"sku":"NEW0521525896","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/barcelona-and-its-rulers-1096-1291-cambridge-studies-in-medieval-life-and-thought-fourth-series-series-number-26-0521525896","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}