Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796-1031

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

Nyckelord: European Medieval History, Moors, Umayyad, Cordoba, Muslim Spain, Iberian Peninsula, Asturias, Leon, Navarre, Alfonso III