Disorientations: Spanish Colonialism in Africa and the Performance of Identity

by SusanMartin-marquez (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $102.66

  Explores from a perspective the fraught processes of Spaniards' efforts to formulate a national identity, from the Enlightenment onwards. Focusing on the nation's Islamic-African legacy, this book disputes received wisdom that Spain has consistently rejected its historical relationship to Muslims and Africans.