Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. Introduction XI
4. Abbreviations Used in Notes XVII
5. PART I. Southern France and Carolingian Conquest, 718-778
6. I. Southern France in the Early Eighth Century 1
7. II. The Carolingian Conquest, 718-778 20
8. PART II. Southern France, Catalonia, and the Carolingian Empire, 778-828
9. III. The Expansion into Gascony and Catalonia 37
10. IV. The Carolingian System 50
11. V. Southern French and Catalan Society (778-828) 69
12. PART III. The Decline of Royal Power, 828-900
13. VI. Civil War, Invasion, and the Breakdown of Royal Authority 91
14. VII. The Governmental System of the Midi and Catalonia 114
15. VIII. The Church (828-900) 136
16. IX. Southern French and Catalan Society (828-900) 155
17. PART IV. The Failure of the Territorial State, 900-975
18. X. The End of Royal Influence 179
19. XI. The Breakup of Principalities and the Court System 195
20. XII. The Military System of the Midi and Catalonia 220
21. XIII. The Church (900-975) 242
22. XIV. The Society of the Midi and Catalonia 261
23. PART V. The Age of the Principes, 975-1050
24. XV. The New Militarism 287
25. XVI. The Church (975-1050) 315
26. XVII. The Continued Failure of Principalities 337
27. XVIII. The Principes and Public Order 360
28. XIX. Southern French and Catalan Society (975-1050) 382
29. Conclusion 401
30. Bibliography 405
31. Index 433