The outcome of many years of work and of a prodigious original research effort, Historia de los musulmanes de España, the crowning work by the Dutch philologist and historian, Reinhart P. Dozy, immediately sparked a real revolution in the field of Arabic studies.
The use of first-hand and hitherto unexplored sources and documents, a literary style of great beauty and an impeccable narrative structure make it a classic in modern historiography. More than a century after the first edition came out, it still remains the most erudite reference work which scholars on the subject turn to, and a captivating read for anyone interested in one of the most fascinating aspects of the history of Spain.
Now published in two volumes, La historia de los musulmanes de España covers the period from 711 to 1110, that is to say, up to the conquest of Andalusia by the Almoravids.