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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Main Author: Collins, Roger, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, [2012]
Series:History of Spain.
Wiley Online Library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
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