Historia crítica de la España Contemporánea

"Si existe alguna cuidad en el mundo que refleje de manera ejemplar la confluencia de las tres culturas principales del mundo mediterráneo medieval, ésta es sin duda Toledo. El período de convivencia cultural y religiosa de musulmanes, judíos y cristianos en la ciudad del Tajo se inicia a principios del siglo VIII con la invasión islámica, y se extiende hasta finales del siglo XV con la expulsión de los judíos por los Reyes Católicos. Este libro pretende analizar el significado histórico de esta síntesis cultural desarrollada en la Toledo medieval"--P. 4.

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