Caliphs and kings :
Collins, Roger, 1949-
Caliphs and kings : Spain, 796-1031 / Roger Collins. - Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Introduction -- Al-Andalus -- The Asturian Kingdom -- The Christians of al-Andalus -- Monks, Books, and Saints in the Christian North -- Al-Andalus -- The Kingdom of Le̤n, 910₆1037 -- Al-Andalus -- The Kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean Counties, 799₆1035 -- The County of Castile, c.860₆1037 -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Al-Andalus : war and society, 796-888 -- The Asturian kingdom : chroniclers and kings, 791-910 -- The Christians of al-Andalus -- Monks, books and saints in the Christian north -- Al-Andalus : local government versus the capital, 888-928 -- The kingdom of León, 910-1037 -- Al-Andalus : Umayyad triumph and disaster, 912-1031 -- The kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean counties, 799-1035 -- The county of Castile, c. 860-1037.
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 SpainDebunks myths and investigates the historiography of existing scholarship of the period.
9781118273968 1118273966 9781118273982 1118273982
9786613617323
10.1002/9781118273968 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
To 1516
Andalusia (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Asturias (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Castile (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Leon (Spain: Province)--History--To 1500.
Navarre (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Spain--History--711-1516.
Spain--History--711-1516--Historiography.
HISTORY--Spain & Portugal.--Europe
Historiography.
Spain--History--711-1516.
Spain--History--Historiography.--711-1516
Andalusia (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Asturias (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Castile (Spain)--History--To 1500.
León (Spain : Province)--History--To 1500.
Navarre (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Spain.
Spain--Andalusia.
Spain--Asturias.
Spain--Castile.
Spain--León (Province)
Spain--Navarre.
Electronic books.
History.
DP99 / .C584 2012
946/.02
Caliphs and kings : Spain, 796-1031 / Roger Collins. - Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Introduction -- Al-Andalus -- The Asturian Kingdom -- The Christians of al-Andalus -- Monks, Books, and Saints in the Christian North -- Al-Andalus -- The Kingdom of Le̤n, 910₆1037 -- Al-Andalus -- The Kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean Counties, 799₆1035 -- The County of Castile, c.860₆1037 -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Al-Andalus : war and society, 796-888 -- The Asturian kingdom : chroniclers and kings, 791-910 -- The Christians of al-Andalus -- Monks, books and saints in the Christian north -- Al-Andalus : local government versus the capital, 888-928 -- The kingdom of León, 910-1037 -- Al-Andalus : Umayyad triumph and disaster, 912-1031 -- The kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean counties, 799-1035 -- The county of Castile, c. 860-1037.
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 SpainDebunks myths and investigates the historiography of existing scholarship of the period.
9781118273968 1118273966 9781118273982 1118273982
9786613617323
10.1002/9781118273968 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
To 1516
Andalusia (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Asturias (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Castile (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Leon (Spain: Province)--History--To 1500.
Navarre (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Spain--History--711-1516.
Spain--History--711-1516--Historiography.
HISTORY--Spain & Portugal.--Europe
Historiography.
Spain--History--711-1516.
Spain--History--Historiography.--711-1516
Andalusia (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Asturias (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Castile (Spain)--History--To 1500.
León (Spain : Province)--History--To 1500.
Navarre (Spain)--History--To 1500.
Spain.
Spain--Andalusia.
Spain--Asturias.
Spain--Castile.
Spain--León (Province)
Spain--Navarre.
Electronic books.
History.
DP99 / .C584 2012
946/.02