Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “teofilo ruiz2”
Skip side bar filters

  • The City and the Realm: Burgos and Castile, 1080-1492

    by Teofilo F. Ruiz ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    The articles in the first part of this volume, two being a revised English version of an article originally in Spanish, examine the place of the city in the historical development of Castile. The focus is the social and economic history of Burgos, and the work is founded on detailed research in the archives of the area. Professor Ruiz also calls into question the long held belief in the democratic ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • King Alfonso VIII of Castile

    Government, Family, and War

    by Damian J. Smith, Miguel Gómez, Kyle C. Lincoln, Martín Alvira Cabrer, Carlos de Ayala Martinez, Janna Bianchini, Thomas E. Burman, Sam Zeno Conedera, SJ0, Joseph F. O'Callaghan1, Teofilo Ruiz2, Miriam Shadis3, James J. Todesca4 ...
    Series series Fordham Series in Medieval Studies
    King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family and War brings together a diverse group of scholars whose work concerns the reign of Alfonso VIII (1158–1215). This was a critical period in the history of the Iberian peninsula, when the conflict between the Christian north and the Moroccan empire of the Almohads was at its most intense, while the political divisions between the five Christian ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Western Mediterranean and the World

    400 CE to the Present

    by Teofilo F. Ruiz ...
    Series series Blackwell History of the World
    From the Straits of Gibraltar to Sicily, the European northern Mediterranean nations to the shores of North Africa, the western Mediterranean is a unique cultural and sociopolitical entity which has had a singular role in shaping today’s global society. The Western Mediterranean and the World is the fascinating story of the rise of that peculiar world and of its evolution from the end of the ... Read more

    $30.00 USD

  • From Heaven to Earth

    The Reordering of Castilian Society, 1150-1350

    by Teofilo F. Ruiz ...
    Between the late twelfth century and the mid fourteenth, Castile saw a reordering of mental, spiritual, and physical space. Fresh ideas about sin and intercession coincided with new ways of representing the self and emerging perceptions of property as tangible. This radical shift in values or mentalités was most evident among certain social groups, including mercantile elites, affluent farmers, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Braudel Revisited

    The Mediterranean World 1600-1800

    by Gabriel Piterberg, Geoffrey Symcox, Teofilo Ruiz ...
    Series series UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series
    Fernand Braudel (1912-1985), was a leading French historian and author of, among other books, the groundbreaking The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II (1949). One of the founders of the Annales School in France, Braudel insisted on treating the Mediterranean region as a whole, irrespective of religious and national divides. Braudel's new historiography rejected ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Spanish Society, 1348-1700

    by Teofilo F. Ruiz ...
    Beginning with the Black Death in 1348 and extending through to the demise of Habsburg rule in 1700, this second edition of Spanish Society, 1348–1700 has been expanded to provide a wide and compelling exploration of Spain’s transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.Each chapter builds on the first edition by offering new evidence of the changes in Spain’s social structure between the ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • The Terror of History

    On the Uncertainties of Life in Western Civilization

    by Teofilo F. Ruiz ...
    A reflection on the diverse ways Western humanity has attempted to escape its frightening historyThis book reflects on Western humanity's efforts to escape from history and its terrors—from the existential condition and natural disasters to the endless succession of wars and other man-made catastrophes. Drawing on historical episodes ranging from antiquity to the recent past, and combining them ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A King Travels

    Festive Traditions in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain

    by Teofilo F. Ruiz ...
    A King Travels examines the scripting and performance of festivals in Spain between 1327 and 1620, offering an unprecedented look at the different types of festivals that were held in Iberia during this crucial period of European history. Bridging the gap between the medieval and early modern eras, Teofilo Ruiz focuses on the travels and festivities of Philip II, exploring the complex relationship ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Spain's Centuries of Crisis

    1300 - 1474

    by Teofilo F. Ruiz ...
    Series Book 13 - A History of Spain
    A comprehensive history that focuses on the crises of Spain in the late middle ages and the early transformations that underpinned the later successes of the Catholic Monarchs.Illuminates Spain's history from the early fourteenth century to the union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon in 1474Examines the challenges and reforms of the social, economic, political, and cultural structures of the ... Read more

    $38.00 USD

People who read these also enjoyed

  • The Spanish Inquisition

    A Historical Revision, Fourth Edition

    by Henry Kamen ...
    In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen’s classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer a new—and thought-provoking—view of this fascinating period. Kamen sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and Jewish culture in the Mediterranean, reassesses its consequences for Jewish culture, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Colonial Latin American Literature

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Rolena Adorno ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this Very Short Introduction explores the origins of Latin American literature in Spanish and tells the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in the New World. A leading scholar of colonial Latin American literature, Rolena Adorno examines the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Inquisition

    The Reign of Fear

    by Toby Green ...
    A journey across centuries of religious conflictToby Green's incredible new book brings a vast panorama to life by focusing on the untold stories of individuals from all walks of life and every section of society who were affected by the Inquisition. From witches in Mexico, bigamists in Brazil, Freemasons, Hindus, Jews, Moslems and Protestants, the Inquisition reached every aspect of society. This ... Read more

    $12.99 USD