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Published
Wiley-Blackwell Uk, January 2014
ISBN
9781118730010
Format
Softcover, 328 pages
Dimensions
22.8cm × 15.8cm × 1.7cm

Caliphs and Kings Spain, 796-1031 by

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Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society - when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony - revealing a fuller, more complex picture of this fascinating period.

  • Presents new ideas and interpretations of a fascinating yet much misunderstood period of Spanish and Islamic history
  • A broad and complex treatment of the tenure of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain
  • Debunks myths and investigates the historiography of existing scholarship of the period

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