Watch List notes:

Wasserstein, David J., The Rise and Fall of the Party Kings: Politics and Society in Islamic Spain, 1002-1086, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1985, 338 pages, hardcover with dustjacket. A fantastic history of the break-up of the Cordoba Caliphate into the individual Taifas. The book introduces Muslim Spain, describes the rise of the individual states with genealogies, titulature and dates, describes societal life under the Taifas for Muslims, Jews and Christians, and then describes the beginnings of the Christian reconquest of Spain and the Muslim reaction thereto. It is not a coin book to any extent, but it is the only detailed reference that delineates the historical background for and relationships among the Taifas, ex James Farr Collection Library.

Estimate: 20-30 USD