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This is a richly detailed account of Muslim life throughout the kingdoms of Spain; from the fall of Seville; which signaled the beginning of the retreat of Islam; to the Christian reconquest."Harvey not only examines the politics of the Nasrids; but also the Islamic communities in the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. This innovative approach breaks new ground; enables the reader to appreciate the situation of all Spanish Muslims and is fully vindicated. . . . An absorbing and thoroughly informed narrative."—Richard Hitchcock; Times Higher Education Supplement"L. P. Harvey has produced a beautifully written account of an enthralling subject."—Peter Linehan; The Observer