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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Foreword to the English Edition viii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The Caliphate and the Natural and Human Cycles 31
7. 2 The Caliphate’s Resources and Wealth 59
8. 3 The Caliph and the Sulṭān 104
9. 4 The Armies of the Caliph 147
10. 5 The Struggle against the Fāṭimid Caliphate: (I) The Background 182
11. 6 The Struggle against the Fāṭimid Caliphate: (II) The Conflict 206
12. 7 Defending the Muslims 243
13. 8 The Authority of the Caliph 286
14. 9 The Representation of Power 331
15. 10 Córdoba and Madīnat al-Zahrā’: Topography of Power and Urban Space 367
16. Sources and Bibliography 420
17. Index of Persons 450
18. Index of Places 457