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Tremlett, Giles.
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Spain -- Civilization.
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Spain -- History.
Spain -- Civilization.
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España : a brief history of Spain /
Giles
Tremlett
.
by
Tremlett
,
Giles
.
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
Call #:
946 T789e
Subjects
Spain -- History.
Spain -- Civilization.
ISBN:
9781639730575 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Brief history of Spain
Description:
320 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Maps by Jamie Whyte"--verso of title page.
"
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."--Jacket.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"
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. Spain'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 Espana,
Giles
Tremlett
argues that, in fact, that lack of a homogenous identity is Spain's defining trait."--From the publisher.
Other authors:
Whyte, Jamie, cartographer.
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