Arabic Administration in Norman Sicily : The Royal Diwan (Paperback)

Preface; Tables; Abbreviations; Genealogical table of the De Hautevilles of Sicily; Note on measurements; Introduction; 1. 'In the time of the Saracens …'; 2. 'When first the Normans crossed into Sicily …'; 3. 'Our lady, the Regent Adelaide, and our lord, the Count Roger, her son', 1101?30; 4. The earliest products of the royal d?w?n, 1130?43; 5. The jar?'id renewed, 1144?5; 6. The records of the royal d?w?n, part I: the jar?'id al-rij?l; 7. The records of the royal d?w?n, part II: the daf?tir al-hud?d; 8. The duties and organisation of the royal d?w?n; 9. 'The people of his state'. The 'palace Saracens' and the royal d?w?n; 10. The Norman d?w?n and F?timid Egypt; 11. Royal d?w?n and royal image; Appendices; List of references; Index.