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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 periodTable of Contents:Genealogies  ...................................................................................    viiiMaps ................................................................................................   xiIntroduction ..............................................................................................    11. Al-Andalus:War and Society, 796–888 ..............................................      142. The Asturian Kingdom: Chroniclers and Kings, 791–910 .................      503. The Christians of al-Andalus ...............................................................       834. Monks, Books, and Saints in the Christian North ..............................      1045. Al-Andalus: Local Government versus the Capital, 888–928 ............    1216. TheKingdomofLe´ on, 910–1037 .........................................................     1387. Al-Andalus: Umayyad Triumph and Disaster, 912–1031 ...............     1668. The Kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean Counties, 799–1035.........   2059. The County of Castile, c.860–1037 .........................................................     238Bibliography ...................................................................................................     257Glossary .........................................................................................................   300Acknowledgments ..........................................................................................    302Index ............................................................................................................... 304&#160;ISBN: 978-0-631-18184-2  / Hardcover, 328 pages  /  April 2012 /  ed.Wiley-Blackwell / 72,20€+ infos: http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0631181849,descCd-tableOfContents.html