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The Devils Of Cardona

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Author : Matthew Carr
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-06-14

The Devils Of Cardona written by Matthew Carr and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-14 with Fiction categories.

"A thrilling quest for justice... [A] novel that is as exciting as it is enlightening from its first pages to its satisfying end.” —The New York Times Book Review “A page-turner in the proper sense… Mr. Carr has written a gripping and enjoyable novel.” —The Wall Street Journal The gripping story of the dangerous high-stakes worlds of politics and religion in sixteenth-century Spain as a mysterious Muslim killer retaliates against the Catholic Church. In March 1584, the priest of Belamar de la Sierra, a small town in Aragon near the French border, is murdered in his own church. Most of the town’s inhabitants are Moriscos, former Muslims who converted to Catholicism. Anxious to avert a violent backlash on the eve of a royal visit, an adviser to King Philip II appoints local magistrate Bernardo de Mendoza to investigate. A soldier and humanist, Mendoza doesn’t always live up to the moral standards expected of court officials, but he has a reputation for incorruptibility. From the beginning, Mendoza finds almost universal hatred for the priest. And it isn’t long before he’s drawn into a complex and dangerous world in which greed, fanaticism, and state policy overlap. And as the killings continue, Mendoza's investigation is overshadowed by the real prospect of an ethnic and religious civil war. By turns an involving historical thriller and a novel with parallels to our own time, The Devils of Cardona is an unexpected and compelling read.

Blood And Faith

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Author : Matthew Carr
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2009

Blood And Faith written by Matthew Carr and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.

In 1609, King Philip III signed an edict denouncing the Muslim inhabitants of Spain as heretics, traitors, and apostates. Later that year, the entireMuslim population was given three days to leave Spanish territory, on threat of death. In a brutal and traumatic exodus, entire families and communitieswere obliged to abandon homes and villages where they had lived for generations. By 1614 Muslim Spain had effectively ceased to exist. Blood and Faith is Matthew Carrs riveting chronicle of this virtually unknown episode, set against the vivid historical backdrop of the history of Muslim Spain.

Black Sun Rising

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Author : Mathew Carr
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-06-02

Black Sun Rising written by Mathew Carr and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with Fiction categories.

A riveting thriller combining real historical events and characters with a sinister detective story of eugenics, racism, and nationalist paranoia. Barcelona, summer 1909. When the scientist and explorer Randolph Foulkes is blown up in a random terrorist bomb attack, private detective Harry Lawton is hired by the man’s widow to identify the beneficiary of a large payment Foulkes had made shortly before his death. Lawton’s arrival in the Catalan capital coincides with a series of unusual killings that appear to have been carried out by a blood-drinking animal in the Ramblas district and adds another element of instability to a city already teetering on the brink of insurrection. Lawton soon meets and teams up with Esperanza Claramunt, a young anarchist whose lover was one of the victims of the “beast of the Ramblas,” and the Catalan crime reporter Bernat Mata, who has begun investigating these crimes. So what begins as a straightforward investigation into presumed marital infidelity turns into something far more sinister, as Lawton probes Foulkes’ connections to the mysterious Explorers Club, the Barcelona political police, and an eccentric Austrian hypnotist. Adrift in a city gripped by rebellion and lawlessness, Lawton enters a labyrinth of murder, corruption, political conflict, and crazed racial pseudo-science where no one’s survival is guaranteed.

Savage Frontier

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Author : Matthew Carr
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2024-12-25

Savage Frontier written by Matthew Carr and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-25 with categories.

Savage Frontier traces the routes over the mountains taken by monks, soldiers, poets, pilgrims and refugees, examining the lives and events that have shaped the Pyrenees across the centuries. Its cast of characters includes Napoleon, Hannibal and Charlemagne; the eccentric British climber Lord Henry Russell; Francisco Sabaté Llopart, the Catalan anarchist who waged a lone war across the Pyrenees against Franco for years after the Civil War; and the cellist Pau Casals, who spent more than twenty-three years in exile only a few miles from the Spanish border, to show his disapproval of the regime. Acclaimed author Matthew Carr uncovers the fascinating story of one of the most dramatic landscapes on Earth—both a forbidding, mountainous frontier zone of stunning beauty and a site of sharp conflict between nations and empires.

A Virtue Of Disobedience

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Author : Asim Qureshi
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2019-09-19

A Virtue Of Disobedience written by Asim Qureshi and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with Social Science categories.

‘I hope that this short thought provoking meditation on rightful responses to injustice will trigger a societal discussion for the conscience and future of liberal democracies.’ Marc Sageman, former CIA officer ‘I find Qureshi’s personal tone profound and loud, and it does what all good works of politics and anti-racism should. It makes visible the most intimate ways white power impacts us, destroy us, and has us dream about our futures.’ Yassir Morsi, author of Radical Skin, Moderate Masks ‘Drawing on an extraordinary range of influences that includes Primo Levi, Tupac Shakur, fourteenth century Islamic jurists and the Qu’ran, Qureshi weaves a moving account of his personal political journey through the horrors of the early 21st century into an inspirational call for racial and political justice and critical Islamic scholarship.’ Matthew Carr, author of Blood & Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain In this new work of political philosophy, Asim Qureshi reflects on injustice he sees in the world around him. Covering issues from torture and extrajudicial killings, to racism and discrimination, A Virtue of Disobedience takes the reader on a journey through the history of oppression, and begins a conversation about how previous acts of resistance and disobedience, through faith and virtue, can be liberating in the range of contemporary issues communities face today.

The Infernal Machine

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Author : Matthew Carr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

The Infernal Machine written by Matthew Carr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Terrorism categories.

Today, political violence has become the scourge of our world and terrorism is routinely described as a uniquely modern evil. Yet however unprecedented in scope the new terrorist organizations might appear, Matthew Carr argues in this definitive history of terrorism that they are merely offshoots of a spectacular bombing in 1881: the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II by terrorists ...or were they freedom fighters? Thus begins a narrative of extraordinary sweep that Publishers Weekly called 'engrossing, unsettling' and the Boston Globe praised as 'brave and wise' and 'a book for the ages.' In The Infernal Machine, Carr unearths the complex realities of terrorist violence and its indelible impact on nations as different as Italy, Argentina, France, Algeria, Ireland, Russia, Japan, and the United States. Spanning over a century of world history, The Infernal Machine reveals stunning similarities in societies' responses to terrorism despite profound political and cultural differences. Carr demonstrates again and again that the true impact of terrorism has been felt in the overreactions of government and the media to acts of political violence. This encyclopedic and diagnostic primer for our frightening times allows us to see our current predicament against a background of striking historical parallels.

Islam Arabs And The Intelligent World Of The Jinn

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Author : Amira El-Zein
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2009-10-16

Islam Arabs And The Intelligent World Of The Jinn written by Amira El-Zein and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-16 with Social Science categories.

According to the Qur’an, God created two parallel species, man and the jinn, the former from clay and the latter from fire. Beliefs regarding the jinn are deeply integrated into Muslim culture and religion, and have a constant presence in legends, myths, poetry, and literature. In Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn, Amira El-Zein explores the integral role these mythological figures play, revealing that the concept of jinn is fundamental to understanding Muslim culture and tradition.

Muslims Of Medieval Latin Christendom C 1050 1614

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Author : Brian A. Catlos
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-20

Muslims Of Medieval Latin Christendom C 1050 1614 written by Brian A. Catlos and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with History categories.

An innovative study which explores how the presence of Muslim communities transformed Europe and stimulated Christian society to define itself.

Anti Jewish Riots In The Crown Of Aragon And The Royal Response 1391 1392

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Author : Benjamin R. Gampel
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-02

Anti Jewish Riots In The Crown Of Aragon And The Royal Response 1391 1392 written by Benjamin R. Gampel and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-02 with History categories.

Gampel investigates the anti-Jewish riots in 1391-2 in the lands of Castile and Aragon.

Popol Vuh

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Author : Dennis Tedlock
language : en
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Release Date : 2017

Popol Vuh written by Dennis Tedlock and has been published by eBookIt.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Quiché Indians categories.