I am currently engaged in revising my dissertation, A Holy Land for the Catholic Monarchy: Palestine in the Making of Modern Spain, 1469–1598, for publication. It is a study of the cultural and political impact of Spaniards’ ideas about Jerusalem and the biblical Near East on the shaping of modern Spanish national identity. Click below to read sample chapters (login and password required).
Front Matter
Introduction. The Holy Land and the Problem of History in Philip II’s Spain
1. The Rediscovery of the Levant: The Holy Land through Renaissance Eyes
2. Sticks, Stones, and Ancient Bones: Relics and the Historical Record
3. Nebuchadnezzar and the New Jerusalem: A National Genealogy in the Renaissance
4. Blueprints for a Holy Land: Spain as Replicated Palestine
Conclusion. España mirando a Tierra Santa: The Holy Land and Spanish Identity
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