Foreword 1 THE FOURTEEN DAYS OF HAPPINESS OF `ABD AL-RAHMAN III (r. 912
61) 2 AL-ANDALUS BEFORE THE SECOND UMAYYAD CALIPHATE What was al-Andalus? Arabs and Berbers, the Muslim tribesmen who conquered al-Andalus The conquered population and the process of conversion The Umayyad emirs: centralization, law, and clientage External enemies 3 THE COLLAPSE OF UMAYYAD POWER AND ITS RECOVERY BY `ABD AL-RAHMAN III (912
28) Muslims against Muslims: the Umayyad confrontation with Arabs, Berbers, and Muwallads Umayyads against Umayyads: the reign of emir `Abd Allah (r. 888
912) A new beginning: `Abd al-Rahman III becomes emir (912) Securing the central lands and the defeat of the Hafsunids (912
28) The frontier regions 4 CALIPHATE AND CONSOLIDATION (929
61) The adoption of the caliphal title and the minting of gold Extending Umayyad power in the frontier regions: the fall of Toledo and Zaragoza Betrayal: the battle of Simancas-Alhandega (939) Relationships with the Christian polities Conflict with the Fatimids and North African policies 5 THE CALIPH
S FAMILY AND HIS MEN The caliph
s family Men of the sword and men of the pen Slaves and eunuchs Hierarchies and egalitarianism among the Muslim population Christians and Jews 6 BUILDING THE CALIPHATE: STICK, STONES, AND WORDS The carrot and the stick Cordoba and Madinat al-Zahrä The writing of history Scholars and men of letters Religious policies and the Maliki identity 7 `ABD AL-RAHMAN III
S LEGACY APPENDIX: How do we know what we know about `Abd al-Rahman III? Bibliography Index
