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Page 37
During his ' reign and that of his successor, al-Hakam II (961-976), al-Andalus /
was without any doubt the most powerful state in Europe. Her I brilliance dazzled
the barbarian courts of Europe. But the military state instituted by Abd-ar-Rahman
...
During his ' reign and that of his successor, al-Hakam II (961-976), al-Andalus /
was without any doubt the most powerful state in Europe. Her I brilliance dazzled
the barbarian courts of Europe. But the military state instituted by Abd-ar-Rahman
...
Page 39
He transformed the military system of Abd-ar-Rahman III into a true dictatorship,
maintained by a professional army of slaves.2 By draining off the financial
resources of al-Andalus into military expeditions, al-Mansur was able to strike
extremely ...
He transformed the military system of Abd-ar-Rahman III into a true dictatorship,
maintained by a professional army of slaves.2 By draining off the financial
resources of al-Andalus into military expeditions, al-Mansur was able to strike
extremely ...
Page 179
... 158 n, 159, 161 Abd-ar-Rahman I, 29 Abd-ar-Rahman III, 36-37, 39 Acheulian
culture, 2 Adoptionist heresy, 30, 33 Afrancesados, def1ned, 123 n Agnano,
Treaty of, 61 Agreda, Treaty of, 62 Agricultural proletariat, 132 Al-Andalus, 31, 32,
37, ...
... 158 n, 159, 161 Abd-ar-Rahman I, 29 Abd-ar-Rahman III, 36-37, 39 Acheulian
culture, 2 Adoptionist heresy, 30, 33 Afrancesados, def1ned, 123 n Agnano,
Treaty of, 61 Agreda, Treaty of, 62 Agricultural proletariat, 132 Al-Andalus, 31, 32,
37, ...
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Contents
chapter one The First Settlers | 1 |
chapter three Roman Hispania | 14 |
chapter f1ve The Triumph of Islam | 28 |
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| Title | Approaches to the history of Spain |
| Author | Jaime Vicens Vives |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1967 |
| Length | 189 pages |
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