Why This Source Matters
Harvey's study is one of the most useful English-language anchors for the final centuries of Islamic rule in Iberia. It helps keep Boabdil and the fall of Granada inside a wider history of Nasrid politics, war, capitulation, and post-conquest change.
Best Uses
Use this source for late Nasrid chronology, the conditions around the fall of Granada, and the relationship between political collapse and the later experience of Muslim communities in Spain.
Limits
No single synthesis should carry every detail of the Granada War or court politics. Pair it with more specialized Nasrid studies and primary-source evidence where possible.
Citation Practice
Cite this source for late medieval context and avoid using it as a blanket authority for earlier Umayyad or taifa-period claims.
Stable Access
Open the University of Chicago Press publisher record.
Page-Range Guidance
The University of Chicago Press record verifies the table of contents, but not stable page starts. Use chapters 1-9 for geographic context, Banu'l-Ahmar origins, enclaves, and Mudejar communities; chapters 10-18 for reign-by-reign Nasrid political history from Muhammad II through the final decade; and chapter 19 for 1492-1500. Add exact page ranges from the book before using it as a pinpoint citation.