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This classic bestseller — the inspiration for the PBS series — is an "illuminating and even inspiring" portrait of medieval Spain that explores the golden age when Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived together in an atmosphere of tolerance (Los Angeles Times).
This enthralling history, widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, brings to vivid life the rich and thriving...
This enthralling history, widely hailed as a revelation of a "lost" golden age, brings to vivid life the rich and thriving...
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English
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"Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims...
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Series
Viking Fund publications in anthropology volume no. 27
Publisher
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
Pub. Date
1960
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Edaf
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Debido a nuestro idioma inglés compartido, así como a las célebres historias de origen del Mayflower y la rebelión de las colonias británicas, Estados Unidos ha valorado su herencia anglosajona por encima de todas las demás. Sin embargo, como Carrie Gibson explica con gran profundidad y claridad en El Norte, la nación tiene raíces españolas mucho más antiguas, que durante mucho tiempo han sido ignoradas o marginadas. El pasado hispano de...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
This remarkable story from the past is especially timely today. Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this film retraces the 800 years in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.
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