Muslim Spain Reconsidered

Muslim Spain Reconsidered : 
'From 711 to 1502'
[A5] Paperback - 232 pages,
by Richard Hitchcock,
Published by ~
New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys.

Description : 

Muslim Spain Reconsidered provides a comprehensive survey of Muslim Spain from 711-1502. It introduces a unique and successful society, and its powerful legacy in forming modern Spain.


What made Muslim Spain a unique and successful society? By adopting a multidisciplinary approach within a chronological framework, Richard Hitchcock explores the nature of Muslim Spain's powerful legacy in the formation of modern Spain, whilst constantly keeping in view the shifting social patterns caused by the changing balance between town and country, constant military activity and concerns about their environment.

You will learn about the main historical developments in al-Andalus, such as the eventual establishment of Islam, the splendour of the Caliphate, the disintegration of central authority, the invasions from North Africa and the ongoing struggle to retain independence when confronted with the increasingly powerful Kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. You will also find wide-ranging discussions of inter-faith relations and the intellectual currents created by Spain's unique synthesis of pluralism and external influences.

Richard Hitchcock is a emeritus professor at the University of Exeter. He is author or editor of several books including The Kharjas (Boydell & Brewer), Studies on the Muwassah and the Kharja (Ithaca Press), Mozarebs in Medieval and Early Modern Spain (Ashgate) and The Arab Influence in Medieval Europe (Ithaca Press).

Table of Contents :

---List of illustrations,
---Foreword.

---Introduction: Iberian background,

---[1]. The invasion of the Iberian Peninsula – the Eighth century,
---[2]. The establishment of the Umayyad state in al-Andalus – the Ninth century,
---[3]. Al-Andalus in the Tenth century,
---[4]. The Eleventh century – a time of change,
---[5]. Al-Andalus under the rule of the Berber dynasties,
---[6]. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries,
---[7]. The Fifteenth century – the final phase of Muslim rule in al-Andalus.

---Conclusion.


---Bibliography,
---Index.

More Islamic History.

Dimensions :  23.4 x 15.6cm

Glossy Paperback - 232 pages,
includes 15 colour illustrations.