Caliphs and kings : Spain, 796-1031 / Roger Collins. [electronic resource] Collins, Roger, 1949- Wiley InterScience (Online service) DP99 .C584 2012 946/.02 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society - when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony - revealing a fuller, more complex picture of this fascinating period. Presents new ideas and interpretations of a fascinating yet much misunderstood period of Spanish and Islamic history A broad and complex treatment of the tenure of the Umayyad dynasty in SpainDebunks myths and investigates the historiography of existing scholarship of the period. Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012. ©2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118273968 eng Caliphs and kings. Caliphs and kings. Spain History 711-1516. Spain History 711-1516 Historiography. Andalusia (Spain) History To 1500. Asturias (Spain) History To 1500. Castile (Spain) History To 1500. León (Spain : Province) History To 1500. Navarre (Spain) History To 1500. Spain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204303 Spain Andalusia. fast (OCoLC)fst01217626 Spain Asturias. fast (OCoLC)fst01225132 Spain Castile. fast (OCoLC)fst01244238 Spain León (Province) fast (OCoLC)fst01330463 Spain Navarre. fast (OCoLC)fst01204156 Europe