Disorientations : Spanish colonialism in Africa and the performance of identity

Disorientations : Spanish colonialism in Africa and the performance of identity / Susan Martin-Márquez.

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: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
National characteristics, Spanish > History.
HISTORY > World.
HISTORY > Europe > Spain & Portugal.
Civilization > African influences
Civilization > Islamic influences
Spanish colonies
National characteristics, Spanish
Spain > Civilization > African influences.
Spain > Civilization > Islamic influences.
Spain > Colonies > Africa.
Spain > Colonies.
Africa
Spain
History
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Click for online access
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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:1 online resource (x, 445 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-417) and index.
ISBN:9780300152524
0300152523
1282351729
9781282351721
9786612351723
6612351721
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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