The local articulation of central power in the north of the Iberian Peninsula (500-1000)

Castellanos, Santiago and Martín Viso, Iñaki (2005) The local articulation of central power in the north of the Iberian Peninsula (500-1000). Early Medieval Europe, 13 (1). pp. 1-42. ISSN 0963-9462

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Abstract

Envisaging political power as dynamic allows the historian to deal with its structures with some sophistication. This paper approaches political power, not as a circumscribed block of bureaucratic elements, but as a complex phenomenon rooted in social reality. The authors explore the dialogue between local and central power, understanding ‘dialogue’ in its widest sense. Thus the relationships (both amicable and hostile) between local and central spheres of influence are studied. The authors propose a new analytical framework for the study of the config uration of political power in the northern zone of the Iberian peninsula, over a long period of time, which takes in both the post-Roman world a nd the political structures of the early Middle Ages.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2014 15:20
Last Modified:	21 Sep 2014 15:20
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/264

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