The Muslim Conquest of Iberia by Nicola Clarke
This book explores the medieval Islamic historiography relating to the Arab conquest of Spain in 711, arguing that the body of medieval Arabic tradition about this conquest is a showcase for the diversity and creativity of medieval Islamic history-writing."The Muslim conquest of Iberia contains seven ripping chapters and an excellent conclusion.. This carefully balanced monograph is certainly destined to become the standard text on the subject of the causation, contextualization and evolution of traditional Arab accounts of the Andalusian conquest into later tropes, formats and formulae for differing audiences. It is probably one of the best accounts of its kind since Stanley Lane-Poole’s The story of the Moors in Spain (1886) and will appeal to quite a broad audience... Clarke has produced something fairly new and exciting here – not yet another discussion of the 711 conquest but rather more precisely a history of medieval historians at work. Above all else, perhaps, Clarke’s engaging enthusiasm for her subject – and her sense of humour – resonate through the text and make this book a true pleasure to read." -Abdullah Drury; Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, 23:4, 543-545 (2012).
Nicola Clarke is a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, UK, and teaches in the history department at Lancaster University, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415719155 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415719151 |
| Title | The Muslim Conquest of Iberia |
| Author | Nicola Clarke |
| Series | Culture And Civilization In The Middle East |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-08-14 |
| Number of pages | 268 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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