A companion to the queenship of Isabel la Católica
"The queenship of the first European Renaissance queen regnant never ceases to fascinate. Was she a saint or a bigoted zealot? A pious wife or the one wearing the pants? Was she ultimately responsible for genocide? A case has been made to canonize her. Does she deserve to be called Saint Isabel...
| Summary: | "The queenship of the first European Renaissance queen regnant never ceases to fascinate. Was she a saint or a bigoted zealot? A pious wife or the one wearing the pants? Was she ultimately responsible for genocide? A case has been made to canonize her. Does she deserve to be called Saint Isabel? As different groups from fascists to feminists continue to fight over Isabel as cultural capital, we ask which (if any) of these recycling are legitimate or appropriate. Or has this figure taken on a life of her own?"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 367-412 |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 443 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9004402063 |