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Book SynopsisCorisande Fenwick is Lecturer in Mediterranean Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, UK. She is co-editor of
The Aghlabids and their Neighbours (2017) and the
Oxford Handbook of Islamic Archaeology (2020). She co-directs excavations at Bulla Regia, Tunisia and Volubilis, Morocco.
Trade ReviewFenwick’s ‘new perspective’ delivers a concise and erudite overview of an understudied period and region. * The Muslim World Book Review *
Corisande Fenwick succeeds admirably in presenting a coherent perspective which re-appraises known sources, presents new data and makes original, yet solid proposals for a coherent narrative. ... this publication is a phenomenal achievement * Medieval Archaeology *
Fenwick’s definitive study offers a bold and refreshing account of the arrival and assimilation of Islam in North Africa. By integrating textual and archaeological sources both old and new, her book displays an urgent freshness in rigorously challenging old narratives with modern discoveries. -- Alan Walmsley, Honorary Professor of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Australia
Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments A Note on Arabic and Terminology Introduction: The Problem of North Africa. Ch 1. Foundations: Evidence and Interpretation Ch 2. From Conquest to Muslim Rule Ch 3. Cities Ch 4. The Countryside Ch 5. Economic Life Ch 6. Social Life Epilogue: North Africa and the Islamic World Timeline Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
