The Fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba

Berbers and Andalusis in Conflict
Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-90-04-09868-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 243 mm x 165 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

Reihe: Medieval Iberian Peninsula

This book is a discussion of the complex events which surround the breakup of the Muslim Caliphate of Córdoba in the early eleventh century. The focus of the study concerns quite a short period of time: 1009-1031 A.D., although a wide-ranging investigation of the political structure of Muslim Spain is embarked on.
A thorough narrative of the events is followed by separate discussions of some of the main groups involved in the civil wars, the Marwanids (the supporters of a legitimately-appointed Umayyad representative), the saqaliba (Slavs), the Berbers and the Christians of northern Spain.
This book is able to fill the gap in our knowledge of this hitherto little-understood period of Spanish history and tackles important questions, such as the attitude towards the Berbers, tribal solidarity and the importance of land-reforms during the 10th century

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scales

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Peter C. Scales, Ph.D. (1986) in Hispanic Studies, University of Birmingham, is Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely, both in English and Spanish, reflecting his interests in Spanish medieval history and archaeology.