'Our Place in Al-Andalus'

"This is an original and extraordinarily refined work on a question that lies somewhere in the space between history and philosophy. What and where is that quite extraordinary construct we call al-Andalus? The author handles with equal ease the range of sources, both modern and medieval. His extremely elegant organization of the material reflects, at a very advanced level, a sense of style commensurate with the sophistication of his thinking." - Maria Rosa Menocal, Yale University