History as prelude : Muslims and Jews in the medieval Mediterranean /
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| Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011. |
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| Description: | xv, 192 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8544430 |
| Summary: | This collection of essays by seven highly respected scholars is a straightforward narrative of real world--intellectual, commercial, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, esthetic--creative engagement among Jews, Muslims, and some Christians in daily life in Spain and around the Mediterranean. History as Prelude is a major contribution to the Israeli-Arab peace process because it undermines--in fact, blows away--the efforts of propagandists who serve governments or political movements to negate the reality of the Arab-Jewish relationship in the medieval Mediterranean. The contributors, in unassuming, well-researched scholarship have erected a wall protecting historical reality from distortion, providing irrefutable--and often delightful--examples of creative coexistence. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 192 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739168141 0739168142 9780739168158 0739168150 |