by W. Montgomery Watt · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420612447
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«Historia de la España islámica» is the historical essay by W. Montgomery Watt, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (209 pages, in Spanish).
It covers Al-Andalus from the fall of the Visigothic kingdom in the 8th century to the conquest of Granada in 1492. It analyses the political, social and economic organisation of the Islamic territory, the Umayyad apogee and the coexistence of Muslims, Christians and Jews. It includes sections on literature and philology by Pierre Cachia.
The translation is by José Elizalde, with the collaboration of P. Cachia; original work: A History of Islamic Spain (1965). El Libro de Bolsillo collection, no. 244, Humanities section.
Intended for the reader with little or no prior knowledge, it is also useful for university students.
