Roger Collins

Caliphs and Kings

Spain, 796-1031

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• A History of Spain .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 704g
• ISBN-13: 9780631181842
• ISBN-10: 0631181849
• Artikelnr.: 35046824

Autorenporträt

Formerly a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities in the University of Edinburgh, Roger Collins is now a Fellow in the School of History, Classics and -Archaeology of the University of Edinburgh. He has published widely in medieval Spanish and European history, and his books include: The Basques (Blackwell, 1986), The Arab Conquest of Spain, 710-797 (Blackwell, 1989), Oxford Archaeological Guide to Spain (1998), Charlemagne (1998), Visigothic Spain, 409-711 (Blackwell, 2004), and, most recently, Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy (2009).

Inhaltsangabe

Genealogies viii Maps xi Introduction 1 1 Al
Andalus:War and Society, 796
888 14 2 The Asturian Kingdom: Chroniclers and Kings, 791
910 50 3 The Christians of al
Andalus 83 4 Monks, Books, and Saints in the Christian North 104 5 Al
Andalus: Local Government versus the Capital, 888
928 121 6 TheKingdomofLe¿ on, 910
1037 138 7 Al
Andalus: Umayyad Triumph and Disaster, 912
1031 166 8 The Kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean Counties, 799
1035 205 9 The County of Castile, c.860
1037 238 Bibliography 257 Glossary 300 Acknowledgments 302 Index 304

Rezensionen

"A blessing for faculty, but also a very useful introduction for students." (H-Soz-u-Kult, March 2014)

"Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796-1031is a book for readers who seek interesting stories culled from Christian historical sources from the period from 796-1031, rather than for those who seek a book on the caliphal aspects of the same period." (Project Muse, 1 June 2014)

"Supported by useful royal genealogies and a vast bibliography. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 November 2012)