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Rereading the Black Legend : the discourses of religious and racial difference in the Renaissance empires /

The phrase?The Black Legend? was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country defined by ignorance, superstition, and religious fanaticism, whose history could never recover from the black mark of its violent conquest of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Greer, Margaret Rich, Mignolo, Walter, Quilligan, Maureen, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The phrase?The Black Legend? was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country defined by ignorance, superstition, and religious fanaticism, whose history could never recover from the black mark of its violent conquest of the Americas. Challenging this stereotype, Rereading the Black Legend contextualizes Spain?s uniquely tarnished reputation by exposing the colonial efforts of other nations whose interests were served by propagating the?Black Legend.?. A distinguished group of contributors here examine early moder.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 478 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-446) and index.
ISBN:9780226307244
0226307247
1281956996
9781281956996