{"product_id":"9781504034692","title":"The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise","description":"Scholars, journalists, and politicians uphold Muslim-ruled medieval Spain—“al-Andalus”—as a multicultural paradise, a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived in harmony.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There is only one problem with this widely accepted account: \u003ci\u003eit is a myth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this groundbreaking book, Northwestern University scholar Darío Fernández-Morera tells the \u003ci\u003efull\u003c\/i\u003e story of Islamic Spain. \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of the Andalusian Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e shines light on hidden features of this medieval culture by drawing on an abundance of primary sources that scholars have ignored, as well as archaeological evidence only recently unearthed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This supposed beacon of peaceful coexistence began, of course, with the Islamic Caliphate’s conquest of Spain. Far from a land of tolerance, Islamic Spain was marked by religious and therefore cultural repression in all areas of life, and by the marginalization of Christians and other groups—all this in the service of social control by autocratic rulers and a class of religious authorities.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As professors, politicians, and pundits continue to celebrate Islamic Spain for its “multiculturalism” and “diversity,” Fernández-Morera sets the record straight—showing that a politically useful myth is a myth nonetheless.","brand":"ISI Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184178675952,"sku":"9781504034692","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504034692_p0.jpg?v=1763710461","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504034692","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}