Eduardo Manzano Moreno is Research Professor at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas in Madrid and British Academy Global Professor at the University of St. Andrews. Between 2007 and 2012 he was Director of the Centre for Social and Human Sciences of the CSIC He has been visiting professor at the universities of Oxford (St. John's College), Chicago (Tinker Professor) and the School of Oriental and African Studies. His research has focused on the history of al-Andalus and on the political implications of historical memory. He has directed numerous research projects focusing on both subjects, on which he has also published a large number of articles and book chapters in English, French and German publications. Previous works include Conquistadores, emires y califas. Los omeyas y la formación de al-Andalus (Editorial Crítica) and Épocas Medievales (Editorial Crítica).