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Book SynopsisSuch as in any pre-modern society ? as well as in any modern one ? war was one of the multiple realities that coexisted in the development of the history of al-Andalus. Famous is, for example, the mute guard of the Cordovan emirs, the expeditions of Almanzor or the skill of the Berber horsemen. Nevertheless, and in spite of the numerous advances that have taken place in the last years, the study in depth of the Andalusi war activity is a unfinished task. In this sense, this book provides a new starting point for studies on the relationship between al-Andalus and war, from approaches and perspectives as varied as the ideology of war, the typology of troops, the evolution of weaponry, the study of different ways of waging war both by land and by sea, the questioning and overcoming of traditional historiographical paradigms, or the attention to issues and social groups that have usually been marginalized when writing the military history of al-Andalus in particular, and of the Middle Ages in general. And, as any starting point, we hope and wish that, in the future, this volume will contribute to continue increasing the knowledge we have about the reality of warfare in al-Andalus.
