Simon Doubleday

Gebundenes Buch

The Wise King

A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance

Beschreibung

An illuminating biography of Alfonso X, the 13th-century philosopher-king whose affinity for Islamic culture left an indelible mark on Western civilization

Autor

Simon R. Doubleday is Professor of History at Hofstra University, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies, and author of The Lara Family: Crown and Nobility in Medieval Spain. He received his BA from Cambridge University and his PhD in Medieval History from Harvard, and is the recipient of awards for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement from Hofstra and for teaching from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Basic Books / Perseus Books
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9780465066995
• ISBN-10: 0465066992
• Artikelnr.: 42518449