Captives and Their Saviors in the Medieval Crown of Aragon argues that by this time the ransoming efforts were on a kingdom-wide scale engaging not only profess

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Bringing together distinguished scholars in honor of Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz, this volume presents original and innovative research on the critical and uneasy

In this volume, leading scholars provide essay-length coverage of slavery in a wide variety of medieval contexts around the globe.

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