Muslims in the West [[electronic resource] ] : from sojourners to citizens / / edited by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465548303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0-19-514806-1; 0-19-803375-3; 1-280-48175-7; 0-19-518517-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HaddadYvonne Yazbeck <1935->
• Disciplina: 305.6/971
• Soggetti: Muslims - Non-Muslim countries - Social conditions - 20th century; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-309) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART I: CARVING UP MUSLIM SPACE IN WESTERN EUROPE; 1 Islamophobia and Muslim Recognition in Britain; 2 Islam in France: The Shaping of a Religious Minority; 3 The Turks in Germany: From Sojourners to Citizens; 4 Islam in Switzerland: Fragmented Accommodation in a Federal Country; 5 Integration through Islam? Muslims in Norway; 6 From "People's Home" to "Multiculturalism": Muslims in Sweden; 7 Globalization in Reverse and the Challenge of Integration: Muslims in Denmark; 8 Muslims in Italy; 9 Islam in the Netherlands; 10 Islam and Muslims in Europe: A Silent Revolution toward RediscoveryPART II: MUSLIMS IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SPACE; 11 Muslims in American Public Life; 12 Representation of Islam in the Language of Law: Some Recent U.S. Cases; 13 Interface between Community and State: U.S. Policy toward the Islamists; 14 Multiple Identities in a Pluralistic World: Shi'ism in America; 15 South Asian Leadership of American Muslims; 16 Continental African Muslim Immigrants in the United States: A Historical and Sociological Perspective; 17 Crescent Dawn in the Great White North: Muslim Participation in the Canadian Public Sphere18 Mexican Muslims in the Twentieth Century: ; Challenging Stereotypes and Negotiating Space; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Muslims are the second largest religious group in much of Europe and northern America. The essays in this collection look both at the impact of the growing Muslim population on Western societies, and how Muslims are adpating to life in the west. Part one looks at the Muslim diaspora in Europe, comprising essays on Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands. Part two turns to the Western hemisphere and Muslims in the US, Canada and Mexico. Throughout, the authors contend with such questions as: can Muslims retain their faith and identity and at the

Spain, Europe & the wider world, 1500-1800 / / J.H. Elliott

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910975019703321
• Autore: Elliott J. H (John Huxtable)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven [Conn.] ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-35199-0; 9786612351990; 0-300-16001-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 322 pages) : illustrations, plans
• Classificazione: 15.70
• Disciplina: 940.2; 946.04
• Soggetti: Painting, Spanish; Spain History House of Austria, 1516-1700; Spain History Bourbons, 1700-; Spain Relations Europe; Europe Relations Spain; Spain Colonies America; Europe History 1492-1648; Europe History 1648-1789; Spain Civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: A Europe of composite monarchies -- Learning from the enemy : early modern Britain and Spain -- The general crisis in retrospect : a debate without end -- A non-revolutionary society : Castile in the 1640's -- Europe after the Peace of Westphalia -- The seizure of overseas territories by the European powers -- Illusion and disillusionment : Spain and the Indies -- Britain and Spain in America : colonists and colonised -- King and patria in the Hispanic world -- The same world, different worlds -- Starting afresh? : the eclipse of empire in British and Spanish America -- El Greco's Mediterranean : the encounter of civilisations -- Court society in seventeenth-century Europe : Madrid, Brussels, London -- Appearance and reality in the Spain of Velazquez.
• Sommario/riassunto: When J. H. Elliott published Spain and Its World, 1500-1700 some twenty years ago, one of many enthusiasts declared, "For anyone interested in the history of empire, of Europe and of Spain, here is a book to keep within reach, to read, to study and to enjoy" (Times Literary Supplement). Since then Elliott has continued to explore the history of Spain and the Hispanic world with originality and insight, producing some of the most influential work in the field. In this new volume he gathers writings that reflect his recent research and thinking on politics, art, culture, and ideas in Europe and the colonial worlds between 1500 and 1800. The volume includes fourteen essays, lectures, and articles of remarkable breadth and freshness, written with Elliott's characteristic brio. It includes an unpublished lecture in honor of the late Hugh Trevor-Roper. Organized around three themes-early modern Europe, European overseas expansion, and the works and historical context of El Greco, Velázquez, Rubens, and Van Dyck-the book offers a rich survey of the themes at the heart of Elliott's interests throughout a career distinguished by excellence and innovation.