The Fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba: Berbers and Andalusis in Conflict (Medieval Iberian Peninsula, Vol 9)

By Peter C. Scales

This book is a discussion of the complex events which surround the breakup of the Muslim Caliphate of C?rdoba 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 Marwānids (the supporters of a legitimately-appointed Umayyad representative), the saqāliba (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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004098682
• ISBN13: 9789004098688
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.6" x 6.5"