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The Muslim Conquest and Settlement of North Africa and Spain (Paperback)
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The Muslim Conquest and Settlement of North Africa and Spain (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Muslim Spain
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In the seventh and eighth centuries, the Muslim Arabs conquered
large areas of North Africa and then, with the help of their former
adversaries in North Africa, the Berbers, gained a decisive victory
over the Visigoths in Spain. This book, first published in 1989 and
based on Arabic and other sources, describes the process of
conquest and settlement, first depicting the lack of unity in North
Africa and the corruption and insolvency in Spain that made the
advance possible. It provides an invaluable classification of the
Arab and Berber settlers in Spain by tribal origin, area of
settlement and time of entry. The book emphasises throughout the
importance of the economic and administrative relationship between
North Africa and Spain. It charts the growing resentment of the
early settlers in Spain with the restrictions on their autonomy
imposed by the Governor-General of North Africa and the caliphate.
It describes the rising tensions between old and new settlers and
between the different tribal groups, finally leading to the Berber
revolt and Abdulrahman's consolidation of power towards the end of
the Umayyad caliphate.
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