History of a Tragedy

History of a Tragedy The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain - Hispanisms

Hardback (19 Mar 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Few events in the history of Spain have provoked as much controversy as the expulsion of the Jews in 1492. Conflicts within the Catholic Church, suspicions within the newly unified Spain, and the claims of Spanish merchants combined to make the Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella intolerant and inquisitorial. Yet the roots of Spanish anti-Semitism went deeper.  In this concise survey of the expulsion of the Sephardic Jews, Joseph Pérez studies the evolution of the Jewish community in Spain from the time of the Visigoths to the reign of the Catholic kings. He explores the Jewish community's role in creating and sustaining the vibrant cultural, political, and economic world of medieval Spain, and how growing religious intolerance, a pervasive resentment of the "others," and a string of escalating encroachments culminated in expulsion.

Book information

ISBN: 9780252031410
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 946.004924
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 149
Weight: 402g
Height: 156mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 22mm