{"product_id":"the-visigothic-kingdom-in-iberia-santiago-castellanos-9780812252538","title":"The Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia: Construction and Invention","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe structures of the late ancient Visigothic kingdom of Iberia were rooted in those of Roman Hispania, Santiago Castellanos argues, but Catholic bishops subsequently produced a narrative of process and power from the episcopal point of view that became the official record and primary documentation for all later historians. The delineation of these two discrete projects--of construction and invention--form the core of \u003ci\u003eThe Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCastellanos reads documents of the period that are little known to many Anglophone scholars, including records of church councils, sermons, and letters, and utilizes archaeological findings to determine how the political system of elites related to local communities, and how the documentation they created promoted an ideological agenda. Looking particularly at the archaeological record, he finds that rural communities in the region were complex worlds unto themselves, with clear internal social stratification little recognized by the literate elites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Santiago Castellanos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812252535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812252538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Santiago Castellanos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43942598246655,"sku":"9780812252538","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b1fe5ae6-8269-4e63-a9f8-3b7af29757f3.jpg?v=1681493279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-visigothic-kingdom-in-iberia-santiago-castellanos-9780812252538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}