A provocative; brilliant; and groundbreaking historical reconsideration of the roots of Spanish culture. We all carry in our heads a seductive picture of what Spain stands for: its music; painting; buildings; and history. But much of what we think of as Spanish culture is; in fact; the invention of a very specific group: the Spanish in exile. Historian Henry Kamen creates a vivid portrait of a dysfunctional; violent country that; since the destruction of the last Muslim territories in Granada in 1492; has expelled wave after wave of its citizens in a brutal attempt to create religious and social conformity. Muslims; Jews; Protestants; liberals; Socialists; and Communists were all driven abroad at different times; and Spain's enormous contribution to European culture is largely a result of these rejected peoples—their creative response both to having no home and to the shock of encountering new worlds. A landmark work; The Disinherited describes with illuminating sympathy the travails of these unwanted societies and the enduring "virtual" culture they imagined often thousands of miles from their lost home.
#254766 in Books 2004-10-12 2004-10-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.13 x 1.20 x 7.38l; 1.59 #File Name: 0060684658480 pages
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