Get To Know Islamic Spain - Histoical Texts and Fiction

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Muslim Spain and Portugal: Political History of Al-Andalus
1.  Muslim Spain and Portugal: Political History of Al-Andalus by Hugh Kennedy
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  "A good overview, however it is detailed and a little heavy going"
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The Ornament Of The World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
2.  The Ornament Of The World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain by Maria Rosa Menocal
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  "Easy to read book on the interaction of the religions in Spain at the time"
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A Vanished World: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain
3.  A Vanished World: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain by Chris Lowney
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  "Another book dealing with the religions of Islamic Spain"
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Islamic Spain, 1250-1500
4.  Islamic Spain, 1250-1500 by Harvey
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  "A fairly academic tome dealing with the stated time period."
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Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614
5.  Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614 by L P Harvey
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  "The next volume by the same author as above."
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Moorish Spain
6.  Moorish Spain by Richard Fletcher
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  "Serves as a popular introduction, though is sketchy on detail on parts and doesn't always give the full story"
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Moors in Spain
7.  Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole
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  "Written over 100 years ago now, but still a valuable read"
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Shadows Of The Pomegranate Tree :
8.  Shadows Of The Pomegranate Tree : by Tariq Ali
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  "Tells of the last days of Muslim rule in Granada"
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Tales of the Alhambra
9.  Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving
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  "Sketches and stories from life in the Alhambra, Spains greatest monument"
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Alhambra
10.  Alhambra by Michael Jacobs
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  "A book written from more of an architectural point of view about the Alhambra"
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Granada: A Novel (Middle East Literature in Translation)
11.  Granada: A Novel (Middle East Literature in Translation) by Radwa Ashour
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  "Prize winning novel of Granada at the time of Colombus"
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Leo The African
12.  Leo The African by Amin Maalouf
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  "Fictionalised telling of a true historical person, story not just confined to Spain admittedly"
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Gardens, Landscape and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain
13.  Gardens, Landscape and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain by D. Fairchild Ruggles
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  "More on Islamic Spanish art"
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A History of Islamic Spain (Delete (Islamic Surveys)) (Islamic Surveys) (New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys)
14.  A History of Islamic Spain (Delete (Islamic Surveys)) (Islamic Surveys) (New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys) by W.Montgomery Watt
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  "A fairly old book by prominant Islamic historian"
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A History of the Arab Peoples
15.  A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani
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  "Not just confined to Spain though has good sections on it"
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Last updated: 09/04/2007
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