Title:
A history of Islamic Spain / W. Montgomery Watt ; with additional sections on literature by Pierre Cachia.
Islamic surveys ;
Islamic surveys ;
Author:
Watt, W. Montgomery (William Montgomery)
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-191) and index.
The Muslim conquest -- The province of the Damascus caliphate --The independent Umayyad emirate -- The grandeur of the Umayyad caliphate -- Cultural achievements under the Umayyads -- The collapse of Arab rule -- The Berber Empires: the Almoravids -- The Berber Empires: the Almohads -- Cultural greatness in political decline -- The last of Islamic Spain -- The significance of Islamic Spain.
With additional sections on literature by pierre cachia.
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press,
Publication Place:
Edinburgh :
Subject:
Spain -- History -- 711-1516.
Series:
Islamic surveys ; 4
Islamic surveys ; 4.
Contents:
The Muslim conquest -- The province of the Damascus caliphate --The independent Umayyad emirate -- The grandeur of the Umayyad caliphate -- Cultural achievements under the Umayyads -- The collapse of Arab rule -- The Berber Empires: the Almoravids -- The Berber Empires: the Almohads -- Cultural greatness in political decline -- The last of Islamic Spain -- The significance of Islamic Spain.
Physical Description:
xi, 210 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, 2 maps ;
Publication Date:
[1967, 1965].