Two statesmen of mediaeval Islam

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION -- PART I. Vizir Ibn Hubayra (499-560 AH / 1105-1165 AD) -- I. I HUBAYRA AND THE POLITICALLY RESTRENGTHENED CALIPHATE -- 2. IBN HUBAYRA'S FORMATION -- 3. IBN HUBAYRA'S MAJLIS -- 4. IBN HUBAYRA'S KHAWÂTIR -- PART II. Caliph an-Nâsir li Dîn Allâh (553-622 AH / 1158-1225 AD) -- 1. THE CALIPH AND THE STRUGGLES FOR POWER AT COURT (555-575 AH / 1160-1180 AD) -- 2. CALIPH AN-NÂSIR LI DIN ALLAH AND THE EXERCISE OF POWER (575-622 AH / 1 180-1225 AD) -- 3. CALIPH AN-NÂSIR AS QIBLA -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE ON THE SOURCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY