We are all Moors : ending centuries of crusades against Muslims and other minorities /
In 1609 King Philip III ordered the expulsion of all Moriscos--Spaniards of Muslim descent--from Spain in an ongoing attempt to establish a homogeneous state and remove the last vestiges of Islam from his nation. Four centuries later, Spain and Europe are once again outraged by the presence of Islam...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In 1609 King Philip III ordered the expulsion of all Moriscos--Spaniards of Muslim descent--from Spain in an ongoing attempt to establish a homogeneous state and remove the last vestiges of Islam from his nation. Four centuries later, Spain and Europe are once again outraged by the presence of Islam within their borders, and, for many, the millions of Muslim immigrants now living there pose a fundamental challenge to European identity. Across the Atlantic Ocean, the vast Hispanic community in the United States, both legal and illegal, has raised similar fears. Exacerbated by globalization and 9. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 228 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-202) and index. |
ISBN: | 0816668124 9780816668120 |