The Arab Conquest of Spain: 710 - 797

Preface.

1. A Developing Kingdom. The Visigoth Twilight? Visigothic Hispania and its Neighbours.

2. Adjusting to Conquest. Problems of Evidence and Interpretation. Military Occupation and the Restoration of Order.

3. The Tenacity of a Tradition. Christian Chroniclers and Arab Rulers. Toledo and the Spanish Church.

4. The Conquerors Divided. A Peaceful Decade in the Peninsula. Wars with the Franks. Arab versus Berber; Arab versus Arab.

5. The Rise of an Adventurer. The Making of a Dynastic Legend. The Umayyad Coup d'etat.

6. A Dynasty of Opportunities. Pelagius and the Asturian Revolt. The Kingdom's Opponents: Muslims and Christians.

7. The Maturing of a Regime. The March to the Ebro. The 'Arab Loevigild'. Administration and Control.

8. Some Winners and Some Losers. The Struggle for the Succession. The Return of the Franks. Adoptionism and the Decline of Toledo.

Index.