Islamic And Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages (Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World) (MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN IBERIAN WORLD, 27)

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Thomas Glick presents a comparative history of the Islamic and Christian areas of Spain in the period between A.D. 711 and 1250 when these areas emerged as distinct political, social, and cultural entities. The author accounts for the social, political, and ethnic structures that developed between the frontiers of Muslim and Christian territories and explores the cross-cultural relationships and the transmission of ideas and techniques, mainly from the Islamic culture to the Christian culture in Spain. Glick argues that science and technology are key indicators of cultural influence. The author has revised this text considerably since the first edition appeared in 1979 to reflect the "historiographic revolution" in Spanish medieval history as well as the advent of an innovative field of medieval archaeology over the last two decades. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Figures, Tables, and Maps Introduction Part One: Society and Economy Chapter 1: At the Crossroads of Civilization Chapter 2: Agriculture, Settlement, and the Moving Frontier Chapter 3: Urbanization and Commerce Chapter 4: Social Structure Chapter 5: Ethnic Relations Chapter 6: Structure and Stability Part Two: Movement of Ideas and Techniques Chapter 7: Technology Chapter 8: Science Chapter 9: Cultural Process in Medieval Spain Bibliography Index