The rich cultural and political life of Spain has emerged from its complex history, from the diversity of its peoples, and from continual contact with outside influences. This book traces that history from prehistoric times to the present, focusing particularly on culture, society, politics, and personalities. Written in an engaging style, it introduces readers to the key themes that have shaped Spain's history and culture. These include its varied landscapes and climates; the impact of waves of diverse human migrations; the importance of its location as a bridge between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and Europe and Africa; and religion, particularly militant Catholic Christianity and its centuries of conflict with Islam and Protestantism, as well as debates over the place of the Church in modern Spain. Illustrations, maps, and a guide to further reading, major cultural figures, and places to see, make the history of this fascinating country come alive.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| |||||||||||||||
 Sell Back Your Copy for $4.37
Whether you buy it used on Amazon for $10.99 or somewhere else, you can sell it back through our Book Trade-In Program at the current price of $4.37.
Used Price$10.99
Trade-in Price$4.37
Price after
Trade-in$6.62 |
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This outstanding introduction to Spanish history will attract general readers, historians, and travelers to Spain. Essential." -Choice
Book Description
Concise survey of Spain's complex history from prehistoric times to the present that focuses particularly on culture, society, politics, and personalities. Written in an engaging style and using illustrations, maps and guides to further reading, it introduces readers to the key themes that have shaped Spain's rich history and culture.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: A Concise History of Spain (Cambridge Concise Histories) (Paperback)
this is a superbly written book that presents and discusses the broader themes that shaped the history of the iberian peninsula and also examines historical events in detail. excellent book for history students and casual readers who are interested in spain.
7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting read,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: A Concise History of Spain (Cambridge Concise Histories) (Paperback)
Got this book to read while recuperating from some surgery. I didn't notice the Christian bias another reviewer spoke about. I am a Christian who grew up with parents who taught at Christian colleges. Unfortunately, the ways that Jesus taught haven't always been practiced by the Catholic church which is what I understood the book to be talking about. Both good and bad has been practiced by that church through the centuries and Muslims were not the only faith to have been "It is my way or the highway", with its beliefs. Some native american languages and traditions were suppressed, sometimes violently by Catholic churches and mission schools in the history of my country (USA). I understand the history of the world to be whoever is in power and/or wants more power tends to try to suppress the opponents beliefs and the ability to express them. I learned many things I did not know about Spain. I like the guide in the back for more information on each section of the book. I also like the chronological listing of rulers in the back of the book as that became confusing with the same name with different roman numerals being used again for leaders. I was amused by the authors pointing out more than once that inbreeding was very harmful to the leaders of Spain being able to produce heirs who lived long enough to rule without becoming mentally incompetent. I would have liked a glossary in the back for the names of the different political parties and terms so I wouldn't have had to flip back to try to find them when they were mentioned again.
5 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very Anti-Christian.,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: A Concise History of Spain (Cambridge Concise Histories) (Paperback)
After further review, I had thought this book would be pretty fair, when in fact the author seems to be anti-Chrisitan and is biased towards the Christian Faith. He makes it seem as if Spain was some "example" of how Jews Christians and Muslims could live in harmony. Which is a bit absurd. They live in harmony because Islam requires submission or be killed! There was no harmony, there was nothing but war in Spain against the Muslims. Believe me, I know, years of research on the subject. The author makes other weird and absurd claims as well with the Church and its relations with the invaders (Muslims). The book disappointed me overall and was not happy with it. I thought it would be a very well written book, well researched because of the Cambridge connection but in fact, fails to deliver adequate and balanced views with the Spanish and their Christian Faith. As if the Church was some invading force against peace. The Spaniards have in fact preserved who THEY ARE. The grossly exaggerated claim that there was this massive Islamic influence is completely false. The Spaniards preserved there way of life apart from the Muslim Invaders which imposed their rules and religion on the Spanish people however, the Spanish are a strong people and preserved their very identity completely different from the Muslim invaders. The book was very poorly balanced and was not fair in anyways. Very disappointed in this book.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
