A History of Islamic Spain

William Montgomery Watt; Pierre Cachia

This comprehensive introduction to the history of Islamic Spain takes thereader through the events, people and movements from 711 to 1492.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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A History of Islamic Spain
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Introduction - The Interest of Islamic Spain
pp 1-4
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Chapter 1 - The Muslim Conquest
pp 5-16
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Chapter 2 - The Province of the Damascus Caliphate
pp 17-29
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Chapter 3 - The Independent Umyyad Emirate
pp 30-38
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Chapter 4 - The Grandeue of the Umyyad Caliphate
pp 39-60
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Chapter 5 - Cultural Achievements under the Umayyads
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Chapter 6 - The Collapse of Arab Rule
pp 81-94
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Chapter 7 - The Berber Empires, the Almoravids
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Chapter 8 - The Berber Empires, The Almohads
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Chapter 9 - Cultural Greatness in Political Decline
pp 112-146
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Chapter 10 - The Last of Islamic Spain
pp 147-164
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Chapter 11 - The Significance of Islamic Spain
pp 165-176
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Foreword
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Illustrations
pp ix-ix

Acknowledgments
pp x-x

A History of Islamic Spain
pp xi-xii

Introduction - The Interest of Islamic Spain
pp 1-4

Chapter 1 - The Muslim Conquest
pp 5-16

Chapter 2 - The Province of the Damascus Caliphate
pp 17-29

Chapter 3 - The Independent Umyyad Emirate
pp 30-38

Chapter 4 - The Grandeue of the Umyyad Caliphate
pp 39-60

Chapter 5 - Cultural Achievements under the Umayyads
pp 61-80

Chapter 6 - The Collapse of Arab Rule
pp 81-94

Chapter 7 - The Berber Empires, the Almoravids
pp 95-102

Chapter 8 - The Berber Empires, The Almohads
pp 103-111

Chapter 9 - Cultural Greatness in Political Decline
pp 112-146

Chapter 10 - The Last of Islamic Spain
pp 147-164

Chapter 11 - The Significance of Islamic Spain
pp 165-176

Notes
pp 177-185

Bibliography
pp 186-192

Index
pp 193-210

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