Europe’s Islamic Legacy: 1900 to the Present

Elizabeth Drayson, Ph.D. (1983), Emeritus Fellow in Spanish at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge. She has published widely on medieval and early modern Spanish literature and cultural history, including The Moor’s Last Stand: How seven centuries of Muslim rule in Spain came to an end (Profile Books, 2017), one of The Times and Sunday Times best history books of 2017, and Lost Paradise: the story of Granada (Head of Zeus, 2021).

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations


Introduction, Elizabeth Drayson


Part 1: Islamic Heritage and cultural politics

1 Turkey and the Politics of Memory: Consequences for Domestic and Foreign Affairs and Security in the Region, Karol Kujawa

2 The Legacy of the Ottoman (Turkish) Age in Slovakia in the 21st century, Gabriel Pirický

3 Islamophobia, Orientalism and “Jihadist Radicalisation” in the TV Series El Príncipe (2014-6), Carlos Yebra López


Part 2: Islamic Heritage and Architecture

4 Hybridity as an appellation of twentieth-century Islamic built environment, Nuno Grancho

5 Mosques and cemeteries of the Polish Muslim Tatars as an example of Islamic legacy in the Central Eastern European landscape in the 21st century, Agata S. Nalborczyk

6 Revisiting the Ottoman-period Mosques in Albania: A Critical Observation on Late Interventions, Edmond Manahasa

7 Monumental Heritage and Past Conflict: The Ambiguous Role of Al-Andalus in Modern Spain and the Role of Art History, Elena Paulino Montero


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