The Muslim Conquest of Iberia：Medieval Arabic Narratives

Part of a series on civilization and cultural transmission in the Middle East, this monograph on the historiography of western Muslim writers on the subject of the eighth century conquest of the Iberian peninsula, examines the distinct cultural and political significance of historical narratives from the ninth through the fourteenth centuries. Beginning with an overview of the historical context of conquest narratives, the volume examines specific motifs including "otherness" and infidels, the transmission of history with contemporary motivations, east and west in Arab geography, traitors and collaborators, and differences and similarities between Arabic conquest narratives in the West and East. Clarke is a professor of history at Lancaster University, UK. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Nicola Clarke is a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, UK, and teaches in the history department at Lancaster University, UK.