Exotic nation : Maurophilia and the construction of early modern Spain / Barbara Fuchs.

Author/creator Fuchs, Barbara, 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2009.
Description200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Muslims--Spain. --History.
National characteristics, Spanish.
Spain--History. --711-1516.
Spain--Civilization. --Islamic influences.
Spain--Ethnic relations.

Contents The quotidian and the exotic -- In memory of Moors : history, Maurophilia, and the built vernacular -- The Moorish fashion -- Playing the Moor -- The Spanish race -- Postscript : Moorish commonplaces.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [179]-191) and index.
LCCN 2008040619
ISBN9780812241358 (alk. paper)
ISBN0812241355 (alk. paper)