Disorientations : Spanish colonialism in Africa and the performance of identity /

Exploring the fraught processes of Spaniards' efforts to formulate a national identity - from the Enlightenment to the present - this book focuses on the nation's Islamic-African legacy, disputing the received wisdom that Spain has consistently rejected its historical relationship to Musli...

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Main Author: Martin-Márquez, Susan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
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Summary:Exploring the fraught processes of Spaniards' efforts to formulate a national identity - from the Enlightenment to the present - this book focuses on the nation's Islamic-African legacy, disputing the received wisdom that Spain has consistently rejected its historical relationship to Muslims and Africans.
Physical Description:x, 445 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-417) and index.
ISBN:9780300125207
0300125208