A History of Islamic Spain / / William Montgomery Watt, Pierre Cachia.

This comprehensive introduction to the history of Islamic Spain takes thereader through the events, people and movements from 711 to 1492.

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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©1996
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Introduction: The Interest of Islamic Spain
  • CHAPTER 1 The Muslim Conquest
  • CHAPTER 2 The Province of the Damascus Caliphate
  • CHAPTER 3 The Independent Umayyad Emirate
  • CHAPTER 4 The Grandeur of the Umayyad Caliphate
  • CHAPTER 5 Cultural Achievements under the Umayyads
  • CHAPTER 6 The Collapse of Arab Rule
  • CHAPTER 7 The Berber Empires: The Almoravids
  • CHAPTER 8 The Berber Empires: The Almohads
  • CHAPTER 9 Cultural Greatness in Political Decline
  • CHAPTER 10 The Last of Islamic Spain
  • CHAPTER 11 The Significance of Islamic Spain
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index