Book description
In the Western imagination, Spain often evokes the colorful culture of al-Andalus, the Iberian region once ruled by Muslims. Tourist brochures inviting visitors to sunny and romantic Andalusia, home of the ingenious gardens and intricate arabesques of Granada's Alhambra Palace, are not the first texts to trade on Spain's relationship…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Exotic Nation as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a book that made me think again about the ‘Moorishness’ of Spain.
How to square the repression and ultimate expulsion of people of Muslim origin in the early sixteen hundreds with the obvious delight taken in aspects of their material culture such as architecture, fashion, and horsemanship, not to mention the sympathetic portrayal of Moorish characters in sixteenth-century Spanish literature?
It’s a well-argued book full of fascinating examples which examine and enlighten this paradox.
From Teresa's list on The best books on memories of Moorish Spain.
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