La gent del carrer Montcada

Una història de Barcelona (segles XIII a XVIII)

Author/s
Albert Garcia Espuche

The most complete – two volumes and over a thousand pages – yet also the most captivating work to discover and understand the history of medieval and modern Barcelona through one of the city’s most significant places: Carrer Montcada. With the singular methodology and engaging narration so characteristic of him, historian Albert Garcia Espuche, specialist in the history of Barcelona, puts an end to the clichés about Carrer Montcada: the nobles, the creation of an area known as the Gothic Quarter, the radical alterations of buildings on the street and the entirely inadequate use of the concept of palace. He looks at the life and activities of a huge number of people who lived on this thoroughfare between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. The analysis uncovers a thrilling microcosm and, in light of the importance of the street, constructs a history of Barcelona and even, surprisingly, a history of Catalonia.

Volum I 476 pàgines. Volum II 726 pàgines.

Society
City
History
Medieval Barcelona
Modern Barcelona
Ciutat Vella
Gothic Barcelona

What are them saying

"ara.cat: 'Els "enganys" del carrer Montcada'"

23/06/2020

"El Periódico: 'El carrer de Montcada cau del pedestal'"

23/06/2020

"La Vanguardia: 'Los falsos palacios de la calle Montcada'"

23/06/2020

"betevé: 'L’historiador Albert Garcia Espuche desfà tòpics sobre el carrer de Montcada'"

25/06/2020

"Barcelona Llibres: 'El carrer de Montcada no era un carrer exclusiu, sinó divers'"

30/06/2020

"El País: 'Autopsia a la calle Montcada'"

30/06/2020

"Més 3/24: 'Albert Garcia Espuche presenta la Gent del carrer Montcada'"

27/05/2022

Technical Data

  • Publication language: Catalan
  • Year: 2020
  • Pages: 1202
  • Cover: Hardcover
  • Format: 26,5 x 27,5 cm
  • ISBN City Council: 978-84-9156-257-3
  • Publishing distributor: Xarxa de Llibres

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60.00€

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