Muslim Spain And Portugal by Hugh Kennedy
A Political History of al-Andalus
A concise survey of the history of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula from the early eighth-century conquest to the fall of Granada in 1492, tracing the rise of the Umayyad emirate and caliphate in Córdoba, the fragmentation into taifa kingdoms, the intervention of North African dynasties such as the Almoravids and Almohads, and the gradual Christian reconquest; it emphasizes political developments and institutions while also discussing economic life, urban culture, religious pluralism and intellectual achievements, and assesses the long-term impact of al-Andalus on medieval Europe.
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