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Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
by James, Jr. Reston  Publisher Comments From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever. James Reston, Jr...
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Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
by Henry Kamen Publisher Comments From the late-fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth century, Spain was the most extensive empire the world had seen, stretching from Naples and the Netherlands to the Philippines. This provocative work of history attributes Spain's rise to power to the...
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The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision
by Henry Arthur Kamen Publisher Comments Since the sixteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition has been synonymous with terror, bigotry, and persecution. In this book, a renowned historian sweeps away old misconceptions and presents a new view of this notorious and fascinating period. Henry...
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Spanish Society, 1400 - 1600 (01 Edition)
by Teofilo F. Ruiz Synopsis The first social history of its kind in any language, this is a fascinating account of Spain's passage from the Middle Ages to modernity. From the 'street theatre' of village carnivals to the violence of the Spanish Inquisition, and revealing everyday...
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Ornament of the World : How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain (02 Edition)
by Maria Rosa Menocal Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-292) and index....
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The Conquest of History: Spanish Colonialism and National Histories in the Nineteenth Century (Pitt Latin Amercian Studies)
by Chri Schmidt Nowara Publisher Comments As Spain rebuilt its colonial regime in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish American revolutions, it turned to history to justify continued dominance. The metropolitan vision of history, however, always met with opposition in the...
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Moorish Spain (Rev 06 Edition)
by Richard Fletcher Synopsis Beginning in the year 711 and continuing for nearly a thousand years, the Islamic presence survived in Spain, at times flourishing, and at other times dwindling into warring fiefdoms. But the culture and science thereby brought to Spain, including long...
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Ferdinand and Isabella (Profiles in Power)
by John Edwards Publisher Comments This book shows how Ferdinand and Isabella exercised power at work as a ruling couple, probably unique in European history, with a heady mixture of culture and intolerance. 2004 is the anniversary of Isabella's death. It focuses on powerful personalities,...
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The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World
by Carlos Fuentes Publisher Comments As the Los Angeles Times said: "Drawing expertly on five centuries of the cultural history of Europe and the Americas, Fuentes seeks to capture the spirit of the new, vibrant, and enduring civilization [in the New World] that began in Spain." Fuentes's...
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With the Heart of a King: Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and the Fight for a Nation's Soul and Crown
by Benton Patterson Publisher Comments Philip II of Spain, the most powerful monarch in sixteenth-century Europe and a ferocious empire-builder, was matched against the dauntless queen of England, Elizabeth I, determined to defend her country and thwart Philip's ambitions. Philip had...
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Philip II
by Geoffrey Parker Book News Annotation **** Parker (history, Yale U.) published the first edition of this now classic work with Little, Brown in 1978--part of L,B's Library of World Biography. That edition won a place in BCL3. This is a reprint with a new preface and a (small) bibliography....
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Juan de Ovando: Governing the Spanish Empire in the Reign of Phillip II
by Stafford Poole Synopsis Philip II is a fascinating figure in Spanish history, but it was his letrados--professional bureaucrats and ministers trained in law--who made his vast empire possible. In Juan de Ovando, Stafford Poole traces the life of a key minister. Juan de Ovando...
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The Handless Maiden: Moriscos and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Spain (Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern)
by Perry Mary Elizabet Publisher Comments In 1502, a decade of increasing tension between Muslims and Christians in Spain culminated in a royal decree that Muslims in Castile wanting to remain had to convert to Christianity. Mary Elizabeth Perry uses this event as the starting point for a...
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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life & Thought, Fourth #0024: Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial Realignment of the Iberian Peninsula, 900-1500
by Olivia Re Constable Publisher Comments A comprehensive survey of Iberian international trade from the tenth to the fifteenth century....
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El Cid: The Making of a Legend
by M J Trow Synopsis Rodrigo Diaz was one of countless warlords in 11th century Spain. Why, then, was an epic film starring Charlton Heston made about the man known as El Cid? Why is he Spain's national hero and why is his statue in New York? M.J. Trow peals back layers of...
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Inquisition
by John Edwards Publisher Comments The new classic account of one of the most barbaric episodes in European history....
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Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614
by L P Harvey Publisher Comments On December 18, 1499, the Muslims in Granada revolted against the Christian city government's attempts to suppress their rights to live and worship as followers of Islam. Although the Granada riot was a local phenomenon that was soon contained...
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The Disinherited: Exile and the Making of Spanish Culture, 1492-1975
by Henry Kamen Publisher Comments Few would doubt that Spain has for several centuries made a huge contribution to Europe's culture. We all carry in our heads a seductive picture of what Spain stands for: its music, painting, buildings, and history. But what we do not understand is how...
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The Duke of Alba
by Henry Arthur Kamen Synopsis An engrossing biography that attempts to fathom the motivations of an infamous sixteenth-century Spanish general. Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, the third duke of Alba (1507-82), is known to history as "the butcher of Flanders." The general who carried out...
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Spain and Its World, 1500-1700: Selected Essays
by J H Elliott Synopsis In these essays the pre-eminent historian of early modern Spain and its world looks at the character of the Spanish Habsburg court; the ties between sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Spain, the rest of Europe, and the New World; and the decline of...
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