Prelude: The beginning of Islam and the end of antiquity -- Part I: Conquest, 700-820 -- An opening -- Trouble in paradise -- The falcon of the Quraysh -- A new emirate -- Part II: Transformation, 820 ...
Acknowledgments -- Style Note -- Note on Translated Essays -- Foreword / Salma Khadra Jayyusi -- History -- The Political History of al-Andalus (92/711-897/1492) (starting p. 3) / Mahmoud Makki -- ...
The Alcázar of Seville, or Real Alcázar de Sevilla, is one of Spain’s most dazzling landmarks—a living masterpiece of history, architecture and culture. Originally built as a fortress for Muslim ...