Islam and the Arabs in Spanish Scholarship (16th Century to the Present)

A reissue of James T. Monroes classic study on the cultural history of al-Andalus that establishes Spanish scholars on the forefront of European scholars confronting the Orientalism and colonialism at the heart of their national projects. A new foreword by Michelle M. Hamilton and David A. Wacks examines the impact of Monroes pathbreaking study.