The Muslim Struggle for Civil Rights in Spain, 1985?2010 [[electronic resource] ] : Promoting Democracy Through Islamic Engagement

• Autore: Guia Aitana
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : Sussex Academic Press, 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.3
• Soggetto topico: Civil rights movements -- Spain; Islam and politics -- Spain; Muslims -- Civil rights -- Spain; Muslims -- Spain -- Politics and government; Muslims - Civil rights - Spain; Muslims - Politics and government - Spain; Civil rights movements - Spain; Islam and politics - Spain; Immigrants - Spain; Regions & Countries - Europe; History & Archaeology; Spain & Portugal
• Soggetto geografico: Spain Politics and government 1982-; Spain Ethnic relations
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; About the book & About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface by Series Editor, Tim Rees; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; The Migrant Experience and the Transition to Democracy in Spain; Democracy, Inclusion, and Citizenship; Repositioning Democratization in Spain; Islam and Democratization in Spain; 1 The Fight for Citizenship and Inclusion in a Borderland City: Melilla, 1985-1988; A Critical Borderland City; The 1985 Immigration Act; Muslim Melillans; Muslim Women Activists; Spanish Nativism ; In the Shadow of Morocco, but a Long Way from SpainFrom Constitutional Patriotism to Sedition; Repercussions; 2 The Struggle for Voice, Status, and Rights in Mainland Spain, 1989-2005; Finding an Independent Voice; "I could only think about papers"; Racism and Migrant Rights; When "Exceptional" Becomes "Ordinary"; The World Upside Down; Twisting the Government's Arm; Achievements and New Challenges; 3 Religious Pluralism, Secularism, and Women's Rights, 1968-2010; From State Catholicism to Religious Pluralism; The Construction of Spanish Islam; "Worthless Piece of Paper" ; Conflicts Over Women's RightsThe Public Practice of Islam in Spain; 4 Mosque Building, Catalan Nationalism, and Spain's Politics of Belonging, 1990-2010; Mosque Building and Nativist Resistance in Spain; Barcelona and the Mosque that was Never Built; A Path Towards Peace or "Ravalistan"?; Muslim Immigrants on Catalonia's Nationalist Fault Lines; The Spectrum of Possibilities for Muslims in Catalonia; Osona: the Rise of the PxC and the Collapse of Convivencia; Interculturalism; 5 Reclaiming Islamic Spain: from the Córdoba Mosque to the Festival of Moors and Christians, 1965-2010 ; Islam in Spain's Memory DebatesThe Córdoba Mosque-Cathedral and the Limits of Convivencia; The Festival of Moors and Christians; Interpreting the Festival of Moors and Christians; "Mooricization"; The Festival of Moors and Christians in Democratic Times; "We are Not Fanatics"; Dynamics and Alternatives; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This book looks at how Muslims in Spain have changed legislation linked to religious pluralism and to immigration, and have fortified Spain's frail history and practice of democracy since 1975. Spanish Muslims have achieved this through active civil engagement and a persistent struggle for rights and for status as immigrants and as citizens on par with ethnic Spaniards. Muslims have interacted with Spanish popular traditions, have challenged Eurocentric historical narratives, and have used Spanish concepts such as convivencia (peaceful coexistence) and arraigo (rootedness) to expand the prevai
• Titolo autorizzato: The Muslim Struggle for Civil Rights in Spain, 1985?2010
• ISBN: 1-78284-153-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789299103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II