THE LIBRARY OF IBERIAN RESOURCES ONLINE

A SOCIETY ORGANIZED FOR WAR

James F. Powers


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 Preface
 Introduction

Part One
The Evolution of Peninsular Municipal Military Service

 Chapter 1 : The Origins and Development of the Militia Concept, 1000-1157

 Chapter 2 : Institutional Maturity and Military Success, 1158-1252

 Chapter 3 : The End of an Era, 1252-1284

Part Two
The Organization for War and its Social and Economic Influences

 Chapter 4 : The Symbosis of Urban and Military Organization

 Chapter 5 : The Conditions of Service and the Warriors' Arms

 Chapter 6 : The Militia in Defense and on Campaign

 Chapter 7 : Spoils and Compensations: Municipal Warfare as an Economic Enterprise

 Chapter 8 : Military Justice and Frontier Security

 Epilogue -- and Prologue

 Appendix A : Portuguese Charter Families Based on Military Law

 Appendix B : The Cuenca-Teruel, Coria Cima-Coa, and Toledo Forumlaries

 Appendix C : Rulers of Leon-Castile, Aragon, Navarre, Portugal, and the County of Barcelona (1000-1284)

 Abbreviations for Frequently Used Sources

 Glossary

Bibliography

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