Dynasties intertwined : the Zirids of Ifriqiya and the Normans of Sicily / Matt King.
| Author/creator | King, Matt, 1990- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022. |
| Description | xi, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Medieval societies, religions, and cultures |
| Contents | Introduction. Writing the history of the Zirids and Normans -- Geographic orientations and the rise of the Fatimids -- The contest for Sicily in the eleventh century -- Commerce and conflict from 1087 to 1123 -- The end of the emirate and the beginning of the kingdom -- The Norman kingdom of Africa -- The fall of Norman Africa and the legacy of Zirid-Norman interactions -- Epilogue. The shadow of the Banu Hilal. |
| Abstract | "This book examines the interconnected histories of the Zirids of Ifriqiya and the Normans of Sicily during the Middle Ages. In doing so, it shows the substantial economic, political, and cultural connections between them as well as the larger importance of the Zirids to the history of the medieval Mediterranean."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-230) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: King, Matt, 1990- Dynasties intertwined. Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501763489 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021038263 |
| ISBN | 9781501763465 |
| ISBN | 1501763466 |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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