The Feeling of History: Islam, Romanticism, and Andalusia

by Charles Hirschkind

Book Overview

In today's world, the lines between Europe and the Middle East, between Christian Europeans and Muslim immigrants in their midst, seem to be hardening. Alarmist editorials compare the arrival of Muslim refugees with the "Muslim conquest of 711," warning that Europe will be called on to defend its borders. Violence and paranoia are alive and well in Fortress Europe.

Against this xenophobic tendency, The Feeling of History examines the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022674695X
• ISBN13: 9780226746951
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"