{"product_id":"the-myth-of-the-andalusian-paradise-muslims-christians-and-jews-under-islamic-rule-in-medieval-spain-9781610170956","title":"The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews Under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain","description":"\u003cb\u003eA finalist for World Magazine's Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scholars, journalists, and even politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain--\"al-Andalus\"--as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony. There is only one problem with this widely accepted account: it is a myth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, Northwestern University scholar Darío Fernández-Morera tells the full story of Islamic Spain. \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Andalusian Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e shines light on hidden history by drawing on an abundance of primary sources that scholars have ignored, as well as archaeological evidence only recently unearthed. This supposed beacon of peaceful coexistence began, of course, with the Islamic Caliphate's conquest of Spain. Far from a land of religious tolerance, Islamic Spain was marked by religious and therefore cultural repression in all areas of life and the marginalization of Christians and other groups--all this in the service of social control by autocratic rulers and a class of religious authorities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Andalusian Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e provides a desperately needed reassessment of medieval Spain. As professors, politicians, and pundits continue to celebrate Islamic Spain for its \"multiculturalism\" and \"diversity,\" Fernández-Morera sets the historical record straight--showing that a politically useful myth is a myth nonetheless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dario Fernandez-Morera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Intercollegiate Studies Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610170956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarío Fernández-Morera \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Northwestern University. A former member of the National Council on the Humanities, he holds a BA from Stanford University, an MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a PhD from Harvard University. He has published several books and many articles on cultural, literary, historical, and methodological issues in Spain, Latin America, and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dario Fernandez-Morera \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47579932950685,"sku":"9781610170956","price":52.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_134efd40-ea94-49d0-a2b4-b06c3fc38335.jpg?v=1768899380","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-myth-of-the-andalusian-paradise-muslims-christians-and-jews-under-islamic-rule-in-medieval-spain-9781610170956","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}