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This Book Carefully Examines The Historical Roots Of Contemporary Western Prejudices Against Both Muslims And Turks, And Presents An Original Theory Of Collective Identity As Dramatic Re-enactment As A Means Of Understanding The Remarkable Persistence Of Medieval Stereotypes. Machine Generated Contents Note: -- Studying Narrative Identities In History: Theory And Method * Exclusive Identities And Military Defeat: From First Encounters To The High Middle Ages (c. 632-1050) * Inclusive Identities And Military Expansion: Latin Christendom In The High Middle Ages (c. 1050-1350) * Europe And The Turk: The Renaissance And The Reformation * Mahomet The Imposter: Old And New In 17th And 18th-century European Images Of Islam * The Cruel Turk And Eutopia * Conclusion: Historical Legacies And Imagining Alternatives * Appendix: Party Groups In The European Parliament. By P. Levin. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English