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100 1 $aEdwards, Gwynne.
245 12 $aA cultural journey through Andalusia :$bfrom Granada to Seville /$cGwynne Edwards.
260 $aCardiff :$bUniversity of Wales Press,$c2009.
300 $axi, 189 p., [8] p. of plates :$bcol. ill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-174) and index.
505 0 $aMuslim Spain -- After the Muslims -- Foreign travellers in Andalusia -- Flamenco -- Carmen -- The bullfight -- Religious fervor -- Modern Andalusia.
520 1 $a"Andalusia is the most fascinating region of Spain, as well as the source of much of what we regard as most typically Spanish, A Cultural Journey Through Andalusia: From Granada to Seville takes the reader on a journey through the buildings that are part of southern Spain's Muslim heritage, from the Alhambra in Granada to the Great Mosque in Cordoba and the Alcazar in Seville. At the same time, it places these and other buildings in the context of the Moorish invasion of Spain in the eighth century and the presence of the Muslims in the country until the Christian Reconquest of 1492. The book is also a journey into the cultural past of Andalusia in other ways. It explains the origins and development of flamenco from the time of the arrival of gypsy tribes in the south in the fifteenth century to its later performances in cafes and theatres; the ancient sources of the bullfight, its evolution in modern times and its principal characteristics; and the religious fervour of the sixteenth century that finds its way into the processions of Holy Week, which is such a dramatic and colourful spectacle in present-day Andalusia. A final chapter outlines the key events that have affected the region in the twentieth century, from the bitter Civil War of 1936-9 to the Franco dictatorship of thirty-six years and the subsequent transition to democracy."--Jacket.
651 0 $aAndalusia (Spain)$xCivilization.
651 0 $aAndalusia (Spain)$xHistory.
651 0 $aAndalusia (Spain)$xDescription and travel.
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