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Swift Dawn, Long Sunset: The Story of the Arabs in Al-Andalus by Adnan F. Anabtawi (Hardback, 2012)

This book, about the story of the Arabs in Al-Andalus from 711-1492 AD, begins with a brief account of the march that took the Arab armies beyond the confines of the Arabian Peninsula to the Iberian Peninsula, and beyond, to Poitiers in France. It also describes the circumstances that led to these conquests and to the eventual fall of the Arab state in Al-Andalus, eight centuries later. Written in a simple style with the ordinary reader in mind, as it describes the dramatic events as well as the great accomplishments that culminated in a brilliant civilisation, it also shows how Arab culture triggered off the process of enlightenment and progress in the whole world for centuries to come. Photographs by the author of the historical sites mentioned in this book can be seen in his website: artopedia.com/gallery

Place of Publication
London
Author Biography
Adnan F. Anabtawi was born in Nablus, Palestine graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1947 with a degree in Business Administration and Economics. He spent most of his working life with the United Nations specialised agencies, and at the World Bank in Washington DC. He later joined the New York Institute of Photography and was awarded a diploma in professional photography. He has held exhibitions in Rome, Amman and Dubai. He found himself facing some awesome man-created architectural masterpieces in Al-Andalus, Spain - an encounter that was a turning point in his life. It was Al-Andalus that captured his imagination. He wrote a book in Arabic that was published in 1989 and this is his second, on the same subject.
Date of Publication
06/08/2012
Country of Publication
United Kingdom

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