Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects including ships and shipping; trade commodities and consumption patterns; the economy society and culture of port workers and port communities; and systems of regional and international integration. Based on extensive research in a wide range of European archives the book provides much detailon the nature of ports in the medieval period especially on the crucial subject of the operation of ports. Covering a range of ports in France Spain Portugal and the Canary Islands the book contains a wealth of original research findings. It will be particularly welcomed by English-speaking scholars and others outside the region analysed since it gives access to non-English-language archives thereby considerably enriching the study of medieval portsbeyond ports in Britain and Ireland.<br/><br/>ANA MARIA RIVERA MEDINA is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Spain.<br/><br/>CONTRIBUTORS: María Álvarez Fernández Eduardo Aznar Vallejo Amândio Barros Roberto J. González Zalacain Mathias Tranchant Sara Pinto Ana María Rivera Medina Enrique José Ruiz Pilares Jesús Ángel Solórzan Telechea