Cities of light : the rise and fall of Islamic Spain /

Traces the history of Islamic Spain. Tells how in Southern Spain the Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together and thrived, and the seeds of the Renaissance were sown, but within a few centuries the fragile union of these people dissipated and the time of tolerance was lost forever.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Unity Productions Foundation, Gardner Films, Inc, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Other Authors: Gardner, Robert, Gardner, Char, Gardner, Carrie, Mercurio, Sam
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
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Description
Summary:Traces the history of Islamic Spain. Tells how in Southern Spain the Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together and thrived, and the seeds of the Renaissance were sown, but within a few centuries the fragile union of these people dissipated and the time of tolerance was lost forever.
Item Description:Widescreen presentation.
Special features: The making of Cities of light; The architecture of Cities of light; DVD-ROM: teacher's guide.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Nick Gardner ; editor, Jeremy Morrison ; music, Charles Denler.
ISBN:9780979885709
0979885701