hussein fancy is assistant professor of history at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637
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isbn- 13 : 978 - 0 - 226 - 32964 - 2 (cloth)
isbn- 13 : 978 - 0 - 226 - 32978 - 9 (e- book)
doi: 10. 7208 /chicago/ 9780226329789. 001. 0001
The University of Chicago Press gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the
University of Michigan toward the publication of this book.
Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
Fancy, Hussein Anwar, 1974 – author.
The mercenary Mediterranean : sovereignty, religion, and violence in the medieval crown
of Aragon / Hussein Fancy.
pages : illustrations, maps ; cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-226-32964-2 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-226-32978-9 (e-book)
- Soldiers of fortune — Spain —Aragon —History — 13 th century. 2. Soldiers of fortune —
Spain —Aragon —History — 14 th century. 3. Foreign enlistment — Spain —Aragon —
History. 4. Mudéjares — Spain —Aragon —History. 5. Muslims — Spain —Aragon —
History — 13 th century. 6. Muslims — Spain —Aragon —History — 14 th century. - Muslims —Africa, North —History — 13 th century. 8. Muslims —Africa, North —
History — 14 th century. 9. Aragon (Spain)—History, Military — 13 th century. 10. Aragon
(Spain)—History, Military — 14 th century. I. Title.
dp302.a7f36 2016 - 3 ' 540946550902 — dc 23
2015028774
♾ This paper meets the requirements of ansi/niso z39. 48 - 1992 (Permanence of Paper).