{"product_id":"the-moorish-conquest-peter-houghton-9781918243307","title":"The Moorish Conquest","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep into the dawn of Islamic Iberia, where conquest, culture, and coexistence forged one of history's most dazzling civilizations. In \u003cem\u003eThe Foundations: A History of Al-Andalus\u003c\/em\u003e, the first volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Moorish Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, historian Peter Houghton delivers a vivid, meticulously researched account of the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in 711 CE and the rise of Al-Andalus, a society that shaped Spain for nearly eight centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Tariq ibn Ziyad's daring landing at Gibraltar to the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom, and from rivalries between Arab and Berber factions to the visionary reign of Abd al-Rahman I-the \"Falcon of Quraysh\"-this book traces how a fractured province evolved into a beacon of learning, architecture, and multicultural exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe political chaos that left Visigothic Spain vulnerable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lightning-fast conquest that stunned Christendom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCórdoba's rise as a rival to Baghdad and Constantinople\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe delicate balance of \u003cem\u003econvivencia\u003c\/em\u003e among Muslims, Christians, and Jews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Umayyad Emirate's defiance of the Abbasid Caliphate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending military history, cultural insight, and geopolitical analysis, \u003cem\u003eThe Foundations\u003c\/em\u003e sets the stage for an epic two-part chronicle-continued in \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Kings\u003c\/em\u003e-revealing how Spain's identity was forged in faith, ambition, and resilience. Ideal for readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Ornament of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSPQR\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Crusades\u003c\/em\u003e, this is history as a living drama of human triumph and fragility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Houghton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1918243301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918243307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorssolution.Co.UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Peter Houghton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460258246911,"sku":"9781918243307","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0de96ea-7249-49bf-b1b2-060f60b3b49a.jpg?v=1777413576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moorish-conquest-peter-houghton-9781918243307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}