The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews Under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain

by Darío Fernández-Morera

Book Overview

A finalist for World Magazine's Book of the Year

Scholars, journalists, and even politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain--"al-Andalus"--as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony. There is only one problem with this widely accepted account: it is a myth.

In this groundbreaking book, Northwestern University scholar Dar o Fern ndez-Morera tells the full story of Islamic Spain...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610170954
• ISBN13: 9781610170956
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"