The Second Umayyad Caliphate

The Articulation of Caliphal Legitimacy in al-Andalus

Janina M. Safran

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ISBN 9780932885241

Publication Date: 02/15/2001

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288 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Janina M. Safran is Assistant Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University.

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