Spain 1157 - 1312: A Partible Inheritance (A History of Spain)

Spain, 1150-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as well as of European history.

* Examines the most significant phase of Spanish mainland development

* Considers the profound intellectual consequences of Christian advances into Islamic Spain

* Explores the varying fortunes of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and focuses on the reign of the learned Alfonso X of Castile

* Utilizes the vast body of primary and secondary source material published over the past 30 years