Speaking of Spain
Author | : Antonio Feros |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2017-04-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674979321 |
ISBN-13 | : 067497932X |
Rating | : 4/5 (32X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Speaking of Spain by : Antonio Feros
Download or read book Speaking of Spain written by Antonio Feros and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Momentous changes swept Spain in the fifteenth century: royal marriage united its two largest kingdoms, the last Muslim emirate fell to Catholic armies, and conquests in the Americas were turning Spain into a great empire. Yet few people could define “Spanishness” concretely. Antonio Feros traces Spain’s evolving ideas of nationhood and ethnicity.