Jews, Christian society, and royal power in medieval Barcelona
By: Elka Klein.
Series: History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780472115228
Subjects: Jews -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History.; Jews -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Politics and government.; Jews -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Social conditions.; Jews -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Economic conditions.; Christians -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History.; Barcelona (Spain) -- Ethnic relations.; Barcelona (Spain) -- Social conditions.; Spain -- History -- 711-1516.; Spain -- Politics and government -- To 1479.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction: contexts and controversies; title: 2. The community in theory and practice; title: 3. The foundations of an elite; title: 4. Jewish Leaders and the king, 1160-1205; title: 5. Conflict in the community, 1205-30; title: 6. The overthrow of the Nesi'im, 1230-41; title: 7. Forging a new relationship: the Jews and the king; title: 8. A New elite: Jews, Christians, and the urban economy.