ʿAbd al-Rahman III : the first Cordoban Caliph

Foreword vii 1 The Fourteen Days of Happiness of 'Abd Al-Rahman III (r. 912-61) 1 2 Al-Andalus Before the Second Umayyad Caliphate 5 3 The Collapse of Umayyad Power and its recovery by 'Abd Al-Rahman III (912-28) 29 4 Caliphate And Consolidation (929-61) 53 5 The Caliph's Family and his Men 79 6 Building the Caliphate: Stick, Stones, and Words 105 7 'Abd Al-Rahman III's Legacy 133 Appendix: How Do We Know What We Know About 'Abd al-Rahman III? 137 Bibliography 141 Index 145