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Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796-1031
Contributor(s): Collins, Roger (Author)
ISBN: 0631181849     ISBN-13: 9780631181842
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $75.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Spain & Portugal
- History | Europe - Medieval
Dewey: 946.02
LCCN: 2011043331
Series: History of Spain
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 328 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - Spanish
 
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Publisher Description:
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