by Gabriel Jackson · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420615554
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«Introducción a la España medieval» is the historical essay by Gabriel Jackson, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (166 pages, in Spanish).
It covers nine centuries of the Iberian peninsula, from the fall of the Visigothic monarchy to the Catholic Monarchs. Gabriel Jackson analyzes the Islamic, Jewish and Christian cultures and their mutual influence through milestones such as the Caliphate of Córdoba, the taifa kingdoms, the origin of Castile, the expansion of Catalonia and the antisemitism after the Black Death.
The book belongs to the collection El Libro de Bolsillo, number 555, Humanities section. Translation by Javier Faci Lacasta of the English original 'The making of medieval Spain'.
A synthesis work intended as an introduction for students or readers who want an overview of medieval Spain.
Gabriel Jackson was an American Hispanist, historian and journalist. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1921. After his retirement he lived in Barcelona, Spain.
