Mapping South–South Connections during the Decolonization Process and Cold War (1810–1990)

The Islamicate and Ibero-American Worlds

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Mapping South–South Connections during the Decolonization Process and Cold War (1810–1990): The Islamicate and Ibero-American Worlds offers a groundbreaking exploration of the period's historical, political, and cultural networks. Through interdisciplinary approaches—from diplomacy and visual culture to women’s studies and political science—this volume highlights state and non-state actors who shaped international relations beyond Euro-American paradigms. Rooted in a research project and major international conference, and enriched by additional contributions, it introduces original studies on underexplored connections between Ibero-America and the Islamicate world, often drawing on primary sources difficult to access due to geographic, linguistic, or political barriers.

Contributors are Martín Bergel, Fernando Camacho Padilla, Eudald Cortina Orero, Fernando Escribano Martín, Alberto García Molinero, Mario Matus González, Raffaele Mauriello, Reinaldo M. Sánchez Porro, Juan José Vagni, and Barış Ahmet Yörümez.
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Front Matter
Preliminary Material
Copyright Page
Dedication
Motto
Figures
Notes on Contributors
A Note on Transliteration
Mapping South–South Connections between the Islamicate and Ibero-American Worlds: an Introduction
Chapter 1 The Historical Background of European Colonialism in the Muslim World: the Journey of Ali Bey el Abbassi (1803–1808)
Chapter 2 Latin America and North Africa: Three Moments in the Genealogy of Third Worldism
Chapter 3 A Cuban in the Ottoman Empire: the Journey of Professor Juan Miguel Dihigo “to the Old Orient”
Chapter 4 Rodolfo Gil Benumeya and Carlos de Baraibar: Two Spaniards in the Rapprochement between Spanish America and the Arab Islamic World
Chapter 5 A Bridge between East and West? The Conflicts inside Chilean Zionism and the Role of Sephardic Communities (1909–1935)
Chapter 6 Approximations and Confrontations between Revolutionary Cuba and the Imperial State of Iran during the Cold War (1959–1979)
Chapter 7 Latin America’s Visual Culture and Art in Iran in the Advent of the Islamic Revolution: Lost and Hidden Murals of Iran’s 1977–1979 Revolution
Chapter 8 A Joint Struggle against Imperialism: the Internationalization of the Montoneros in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
Chapter 9 “We Have Mountains Too, Che Guevara”: Latin American Influence on the Radicalization of the 1968 Generation in Turkey
Chapter 10 Between the AK and the Shatwa: the Representation of Arab Women in the Graphic Production of the OSPAAAL (1967–2019)
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Raffaele Mauriello is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages at Allameh Tabatabaʾi University in Tehran. A historian and linguist of the modern and contemporary Persianate, Islamicate, and Ibero-American worlds, he is the author of Descendants of the Family of the Prophet in Contemporary History (Fabrizio Serra, 2011).

Fernando Camacho Padilla is Associate Professor of History at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He has studied the multiple effects that political crises, such as revolutionary experiences and military coups, have had on international relations. He also works on Latin America and the Middle East connections.
‘In the best tradition of Connected and Global History, this volume brings together academic experts presenting us with a panoramic view of two centuries of political, cultural and intellectual interaction between Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Drawing on primary sources in several languages, the authors offer fresh and fascinating accounts of decolonization and anti-imperialism unfolding across regions called the Global South, the Third World, or, as this book calls it, the Islamic and Ibero-American World, spanning from Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Iran, Cuba, Chile, Mexico and Argentina. There is nothing quite like this book out there!’
Afshin Matin-asgari, author of Axis of Empire: A History of Iran-US Relations

‘This volume offers a vital contribution to global history by highlighting South–South perspectives and engaging critically with decolonial ideas. It stands out for its long-term view of the links between anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, and Third Worldism, its wide range of methods and approaches, and the diversity of voices and academic traditions it brings together.’
Eugenia Palieraki, Maîtresse de conférences, Ecole d'Histoire, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

‘The volume offers detailed understandings of the wider transboundary circulation of ideas and people connected through diverse collaborations and codependencies, without relying on distinct categories of ‘cultural’ Otherness. This is one of the main reasons why the book and the project behind it have broad applicability. Last but not least, the capacity of the various contributors to propose and carry out ground-breaking interdisciplinary research is exceptional.’
Marta Tawil-Kuri, Center for International Studies, El Colegio de México
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
A Note on Transliteration

Mapping South–South Connections between the Islamicate and Ibero-American Worlds: an Introduction
 Raffaele Mauriello and Fernando Camacho Padilla

1 The Historical Background of European Colonialism in the Muslim World: the Journey of Ali Bey el Abbassi (1803–1808)
 Fernando Escribano Martín

2 Latin America and North Africa: Three Moments in the Genealogy of Third Worldism
 Martín Bergel

3 A Cuban in the Ottoman Empire: the Journey of Professor Juan Miguel Dihigo “to the Old Orient”
 Reinaldo M. Sánchez Porro

4 Rodolfo Gil Benumeya and Carlos de Baraibar: Two Spaniards in the Rapprochement between Spanish America and the Arab Islamic World
 Juan José Vagni

5 A Bridge between East and West? The Conflicts inside Chilean Zionism and the Role of Sephardic Communities (1909–1935)
 Mario Matus González

6 Approximations and Confrontations between Revolutionary Cuba and the Imperial State of Iran during the Cold War (1959–1979)
 Fernando Camacho Padilla

7 Latin America’s Visual Culture and Art in Iran in the Advent of the Islamic Revolution: Lost and Hidden Murals of Iran’s 1977–1979 Revolution
 Raffaele Mauriello

8 A Joint Struggle against Imperialism: the Internationalisation of the Montoneros in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
 Eudald Cortina Orero

9 “We Have Mountains Too, Che Guevara”: Latin American Influence on the Radicalization of the 1968 Generation in Turkey
 Barış Ahmet Yörümez

10 Between the AK and the Shatwa: The Representation of Arab Women in the Graphic Production of the OSPAAAL (1967–2019)
 Alberto García Molinero

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Ideal for scholars and students of history, international relations, diplomacy, travelogues, and cultural and regional studies, this volume addresses the international academic community exploring South-South connections beyond Eurocentric narratives.
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