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A short history of Spain from prehistoric times to today – from the author of Ghosts of Spain.

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Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles.'Tremlett is a fascinating socio-cultural guide, as happy to discuss Spain's World Cup win as its Moorish rule' Guardian'Negotiates Spain's chaotic history with admirable clarity and style' The TimesSpain's position on Europe's south-western corner has exposed it to cultural, political and actual winds blowing from all quadrants. Africa lies a mere nine miles to the south. The Mediterranean connects it to the civilizational currents of Phoenicians, Romans, Carthaginians, and Byzantines as well as the Arabic lands of the near east. Bronze Age migrants from the Russian steppe were amongst the first to arrive. They would be followed by Visigoths, Arabs, Napoleonic armies and many more invaders and immigrants. Circular winds and currents linked it to the American continent, allowing Spain to conquer and colonize much of it.As a result, Spain has developed a sort of hybrid vigour. Whenever it has tried to deny this inevitable heterogeneity, it has required superhuman effort to fashion a 'pure' national identity – which has proved impossible to maintain. In España, Giles Tremlett argues that, in fact, that lack of a homogenous identity is Spain's defining trait.

Author Biography

Giles Tremlett is a prize-winning historian, author and journalist based in Madrid, Spain. He has lived in, and written extensively about, Spain almost continuously since graduating from Oxford University thirty-five years ago. He is Visiting Fellow of the Cañada Blanch Centre at the London School of Economics, writes opinion and long form reportage for the Guardian and is a former Madrid correspondent for The Economist.

Review

Tremlett is a fascinating socio-cultural guide, as happy to discuss Spain's World Cup win as its Moorish rule * Guardian *Negotiates Spain's chaotic history with admirable clarity and style * The Times *Provides an excellent whistle-stop tour through the history that explains it all... Brisk and readable telling * New Statesman *Aimed at curious visitors and hispanophiles alike, this accessible trot through the country's history covers everything from Spain's connections to the ancient empires of Rome and Byzantium, to its colonisation of swathes of the Americas * BBC History Magazine *España is well researched, beautifully produced and, as far as generic primers go, an exemplar of its kind * TLS *Giles Tremlett is adept at grabbing the reader's attention, opening his brief history with a revealing vignette... Tremlett's book with appeal to anyone interested in Spain's past, present, or future * Literary Review *

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A short history of Spain from prehistoric times to today – from the author of Ghosts of Spain.

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"[Tremlett] paints a rich, multicolored canvas of one of Europe's most fascinating nations." Entertainment Weekly on Ghosts of Spain

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A short history of Spain from prehistoric times to today - from the author of Ghosts of Spain .

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Author of Ghosts of Spain , translated into 5 languages and sold over 150,000 copies worldwide.

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Tremlett's The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War is due out in July 2021 from Bloomsbury Author of Ghosts of Spain, translated into 5 languages and sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. A concise history of one of Europe's least homogenous nations. MARKET: Ghosts of Spain ; Paul Preston; Jason Webster; Antony Beevor; James Hawes' The Shortest History of Germany. Beautifully illustrated with 40 integrated color images.

Details ISBN1789544378 Author Giles Tremlett ISBN-10 1789544378 ISBN-13 9781789544374 Format Hardcover Short Title España Language English Subtitle A Short History of Spain Year 2022 Imprint Apollo Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2022-04-14 UK Release Date 2022-04-14 NZ Release Date 2022-04-14 Pages 320 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Alternative 9781789544398 DEWEY 946 Illustrations 5 maps & 60 integrated col Audience General AU Release Date 2022-07-04 We've got this

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