The Fruits of the Struggle in Diplomacy and War (häftad)
Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
258
Utgivningsdatum
2016-11-23
Förlag
Bucknell University Press
Översättare
Abdulrahman al-Ruwaishan
Medarbetare
Landry, Travis (red.)
Illustratör/Fotograf
2 maps 18 black & white halftones
Illustrationer
Illustrations, unspecified; Maps; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photograp
Dimensioner
231 x 163 x 20 mm
Vikt
545 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
14:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Case Laminate on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9781611488067

The Fruits of the Struggle in Diplomacy and War

Moroccan Ambassador al-Ghazzal and His Diplomatic Retinue in Eighteenth-Century Andalusia

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In 1766, the Moroccan ambassador Amad ibn al-Mahd al-Ghazzl embarked on an unprecedented visit to Spain during a time of eased tensions between the two countries. The sultan Sidi Muammad ibn Abdallah wanted the return of Muslim prisoners and sacred Islamic texts, while the Spanish king hoped to improve trade and security across the Strait of Gibraltar. With royal welcome and escort, al-Ghazzl traveled for several months in order to meet with Carlos III at his summer palace north of Madrid. There they negotiated a historic treaty, and then the Moroccan ambassador made his way back to Marrakesh, where the treaty was ratified in the presence of the Spanish ambassador Jorge Juan and hundreds of freed Muslim captives. In total, the trip lasted a year and covered more than fifty Spanish cities and towns. Most remarkable, however, is the fact that al-Ghazzls travelogue, in which he recorded the experience in great detail and moving prose, has been lost to history. This first full translation with critical introduction recovers his voice. It offers insight into the dawn of modern diplomacy and its overlap with literature; it looks at eighteenth-century Europe through Arab eyes; and, it explores the deep nostalgia that the Islamic past of Andalusia provoked for a Moroccan traveler who traced his family ties to exiles of the region. Finally, al-Ghazzls visit has further significance as the neglected backdrop to one of Spains most canonical eighteenth-century works, the Moroccan Letters of Jos Cadalso. Thus, the world literature approach of the present introduction also reimagines the pluralism of Cadalsos foreign gaze through the encounters of the actual ambassador in his own words.
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Travis Landry is associate professor of Spanish at Kenyon College. Abdulrahman al-Ruwaishan is a translator specializing in Arabic to English translation.

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A Note on Translation List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Maps of Moroccan Ambassador's Trip Introduction by Travis Landry The Fruits of the Struggle in Diplomacy and War, by Amad ibn al-Mahd al-Ghazzl. Being an account of the embassy of Amad ibn al-Mahd al-Ghazzl and his trip to Andalusia, 1179-1180 AH / 1766-1767 AD translation by Abdulrahman al-Ruwaishan Glossary Bibliography Index About the Contributors