Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

A journey back into one of the most captivating periods of world history - a centuries-long period when Muslims, Christians, and Jews inhabited the same area of Western Europe and thrived. ---- The history of Islamic Spain, as told in Cities of Light, demonstrates that when religious diversity is accommodated within a social and political system, problems and tensions may still exist, but society is able to successfully manage them, generally to the benefit of all. But when governing powers and religious movements reject complexity and insist on a single cultural and religiously centered point of view, then society is likely to grieve widespread loss for everyone.