Caliphs and kings : Spain, 796-1031 /
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 fascinatin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2012]
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| Series: | History of Spain.
Wiley Online Library. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1118273966 (electronic bk.) 1118273982 (electronic bk.) 9781118273968 (electronic bk.) 9781118273982 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118273968 |