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Jews in An Iberian Frontier Kingdom
Society, Economy, and Politics in Morvedre, 1248-1391
Series: - The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, Volume: 20
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This book treats the tumultuous history of the Jews in the colonial kingdom of Valencia through focusing on one town, Morvedre. Based on archival sources, it explores the Jews' activities as settlers and officials, their role in the new kingdom's economic development, and their rapidly changing relations with the Christian conquerors and the subject Muslims. It dissects the Jewish community's internal social and political struggles while it dealt with the monarchy's heavy fiscal demands. It also considers the controversies surrounding Jewish moneylending and the Jews' embattled position during the rebellions and wars that rocked the kingdom in the fourteenth century. The book is important for students of Jewish history, Spanish history, and interfaith relations in the Middle Ages.
Mark D. Meyerson, Ph.D. (1987), University of Toronto, is Associate Professor of History and Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. His publications include The Muslims of Valencia in the Age of Fernando and Isabel (University of California Press, 1991), and A Jewish Renaissance in Fifteenth-Century Spain (Princeton University Press, 2004).
"...impressive and pathbreaking book ... a major contribution to the field, providing new understandings and interpretations of the position of Jews in late-medieval Spain and western Europe." â Teofilo F. Ruiz, in: Speculum, 2005
"The study contributes significantly to a large body of literature on intermediaries, economic and cultural change, and Spanish economic and cultural history." â B. Weinstein, in: Choice, 2005
"The study contributes significantly to a large body of literature on intermediaries, economic and cultural change, and Spanish economic and cultural history." â B. Weinstein, in: Choice, 2005
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
Note on Names and Money
Maps
Introduction
Chapter 1: Colonizing the Valencian Frontier
Chapter 2: Putting the Jews in Their Place
Chapter 3: Fiscal Servitude
Chapter 4: The Yoke of Usury
Chapter 5: Caught in the Crossfire
Conclusion
Bibliography of Works Cited
Index
Abbreviations
Glossary
Note on Names and Money
Maps
Introduction
Chapter 1: Colonizing the Valencian Frontier
Chapter 2: Putting the Jews in Their Place
Chapter 3: Fiscal Servitude
Chapter 4: The Yoke of Usury
Chapter 5: Caught in the Crossfire
Conclusion
Bibliography of Works Cited
Index
All those interested in Jewish history, the history of medieval Spain, social and economic history, and the history of interfaith relations.