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Book Description
The Alhambra has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. In his absorbing new book, Robert Irwin, Arabist and novelist, examines its history and allure.
The Alhambra is the only Muslim palace to have survived since the Middle Ages. Built by a threatened dynasty of Muslim Continue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Moorish glory
The Alhambra by Robert Irwin 192pp, Profile, £15.99 The red fort that stands on the northern slopes above Granada, in Andalusia, is the only Muslim palace (according to Robert Irwin) to survive from the middle ages. It is one of Europe's, if not the ... (read full critics)
guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Book Details
- English Books
- Hardcover 192 Pages
- ISBN-10: 1861974124
- ISBN-13: 9781861974129
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Pub date: Jan 08, 2004
- Dimensions: 200 mm x 140 mm x 30 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9781861974129 | Hardcover | $25.43 | -- | The Book Depository |
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Philosopher 
The Moors' last sigh
The Alhambra by Robert Irwin Profile Books £15.99, pp214 Until the events of 11 September 2001, Robert Irwin was an obscure if fascinating figure in British letters. Working in an Orientalist backwater as the Times Literary Supplement's Middle East e ... (read full critics)