The Ornament of the World
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This enthralling history, widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden...
Published By Back Bay Books
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 352
Publication Date 04/02/2003
ISBN 9780316168717
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches
"It is no exaggeration that what we presumptuously call 'Western' culture is owed in large measure to the Andalusian enlightenment...This book partly restores to us a world we have lost."—Christopher Hitchens, The Nation
"Engaging and accessible...This study of medieval Spain shows that a powerful Islamic society and its committed Christian opponents were once capable of contending in arms, for mastery of a rich territory, without losing their sense of mutual respect...It is a valuable contribution."—Stephen Schwartz, National Review