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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “marcelo e fuentes”
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  • Contradictory Muslims in the Literature of Medieval Iberian Christians

    by Marcelo E. Fuentes ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book argues that literary and historiographical works written by Iberian Christians between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries promoted contradictory representations of Muslims in order to advocate for their colonization through the affirmation of Christian supremacy. Ambivalent depictions of cultural difference are essential for colonizers to promote their own superiority, as explained by ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles

    by Juliana Sterli, Ignacio Maniel, Marcelo S. de la Fuente ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The extended continental South American turtle record (Norian to Lujanian) allows us to follow the evolution of this reptile clade from its origins. Several significant stem turtle taxa such as: Palaeochersis talampayensis and Condorchelys antiqua provide information on the first steps of turtle evolution. Others such as: Chubutemys copelloi or Patagoniaemys gasparinae provide clues to the origin ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Neighboring Faiths

    Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Middle Ages and Today

    by David Nirenberg ...
    Essays on how Jews, Muslims, and Christians have coexisted—or not—over the centuries, from "a particularly incisive and trustworthy historian of religion" ( Commonweal).Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In Neighboring Faiths, David ... Read more

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  • Islamic Spain

    1250 to 1500

    by L.P. Harvey ...
    This account of Muslim life in late medieval Spain is "a beautifully written account of an enthralling subject" ( The Observer).From an acclaimed scholar in the field, this is a richly detailed account of Muslim life throughout the kingdoms of Spain from the fall of Seville, which signaled the beginning of the retreat of Islam, to the Christian reconquest. Together with L.P. Harvey's following ... Read more

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  • From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico

    Religious Globalization in the Context of Empire

    Edited by David Charles Wright-Carr, Francisco Marco Simón ...
    From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico compares the Christianization of the Roman Empire with the evangelization of Mesoamerica, offering novel perspectives on the historical processes involved in the spread of Christianity. Combining concepts of empire and globalization with the notion of religion from a postcolonial perspective, the book proposes the method of analytical comparison as a point of ... Read more

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  • The Story of Spanish

    by Jean-Benoît Nadeau, Julie Barlow ...
    A rich linguistic history of the Spanish language and its progress around the globe, from the authors of The Story of French , who "do an excellent job of transforming it into an accessible and lively narrative" ( Los Angeles Times ).Just how did a dialect spoken by a handful of shepherds in Northern Spain become the world's second most spoken language, the official language of t... ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Conquistadores

    A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest

    by Fernando Cervantes ...
    A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world“The depth of research in this book is astonishing, but even more impressive is the analytical skill Cervantes applies. . . . [He] conveys complex arguments in delightfully ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise

    Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain

    by Dario Fernandez-Morera ...
    A finalist for World Magazine's Book of the Year!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.In this groundbreaking book, Northwestern University scholar Darío Fernández-Morera tells the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • El Cid

    The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary

    by Nora Berend ...
    Exploring the creation of the El Cid legend over the centuries, this masterful and evocative biography peels away the layers of myth to reveal the real-life historical figure.El Cid was perhaps the most famous warrior involved in the indiscriminate fighting—irrespective of religion—on the Iberian Peninsula during the eleventh century.In the centuries after his death, he was transformed into a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Wise King

    A Christian Prince, Muslim Spain, and the Birth of the Renaissance

    by Simon R. Doubleday ...
    An illuminating biography of Alfonso X, the 13th-century philosopher-king whose affinity for Islamic culture left an indelible mark on Western civilization"If I had been present at the Creation," the thirteenth-century Spanish philosopher-king Alfonso X is said to have stated, "Many faults in the universe would have been avoided." Known as El Sabio, "the Wise," Alfonso was renowned by friends and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain

    by Joseph F. O'Callaghan ...
    Series series The Middle Ages Series
    Drawing from both Christian and Islamic sources, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain demonstrates that the clash of arms between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian peninsula that began in the early eighth century was transformed into a crusade by the papacy during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Successive popes accorded to Christian warriors willing to participate in the peninsular ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Spain, 1157-1300

    A Partible Inheritance

    by Peter Linehan ...
    Series Book 12 - A History of Spain
    Spain, 1157-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as well as of European history.Examines the most significant phase of Spanish mainland developmentConsiders the profound intellectual consequences of Christian advances into Islamic SpainExplores the varying fortunes of the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, ... Read more

    $38.00 USD