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Widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, this history brings to vivid life the rich and thriving culture of medieval Spain where, for more than seven centuries, Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance, and literature, science, and the arts flourished. of photos. 3 maps.
| List of Maps | p. x |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| A Note on Transliterations and Non-English Names | p. xv |
| Beginnings | p. 3 |
| A Brief History of a First-Rate Place | p. 15 |
| The Palaces of Memory | p. 51 |
| The Mosque and the Palm Tree | p. 53 |
| Cordoba | p. 786 |
| Mother Tongues | p. 66 |
| Cordoba | p. 855 |
| A Grand Vizier, a Grand City | p. 79 |
| Cordoba | p. 949 |
| The Gardens of Memory | p. 91 |
| Madinat al-Zahra, South of Cordoba | p. 1009 |
| Victorious in Exile | p. 101 |
| The Battlefield at Argona, Between Cordoba and Granada | p. 1041 |
| Love and Its Songs | p. 112 |
| Niebla, Just West of Seville, on the Road to Huelva, August | p. 1064 |
| Barbastro, in the Foothills of the Pyrenees, on the Road to Saragossa, August | p. 1064 |
| The Church at the Top of the Hill | p. 130 |
| Toledo | p. 1085 |
| An Andalusian in London | p. 147 |
| Huesca | p. 1106 |
| Sailing Away, Riding Away | p. 158 |
| Alexandria | p. 1140 |
| The Abbot and the Quran | p. 174 |
| Cluny | p. 1142 |
| Gifts | p. 189 |
| Sicily | p. 1236 |
| Cordoba | p. 1236 |
| Granada | p. 1236 |
| Banned in Paris | p. 201 |
| Paris | p. 1277 |
| Visions of Other Worlds | p. 216 |
| Avila | p. 1305 |
| Foreign Dignitaries at the Courts of Castile | p. 229 |
| Seville | p. 1364 |
| Toledo | p. 1364 |
| In the Alhambra | p. 244 |
| Granada | p. 1492 |
| Somewhere in La Mancha 1605 | p. 253 |
| Epilogue: Andalusian Shards | p. 266 |
| Postscript | p. 282 |
| Other Readings | p. 284 |
| Thanks | p. 293 |
| Index | p. 299 |
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ISBN: 9780316168717
ISBN-10: 0316168718
Number Of Pages: 352
Publisher: BACK BAY BOOKS
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Dimensions (cm): 20.6 x 14.0
x 2.5
Weight (kg): 0.249
Audience:
Teenager / Young Adult
Age Range:
13
+
Years Old
