The Story of Spain

Ships from Spain Please allow 10 18 business days to arrive at UK address 10 21 worldwide due to postal service checks and customs A story of kings and poets, saints and conquistadors, emperors and revolutionaries A story of Torquemada, Cervantes, Picasso, Franco, Saint Theresa of the Alhambra and the Escorial This is the story of Spain. New Download [ The Story of Spain ] by [ Mark R. Williams ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The only positive thing I have to say about this book is that it is accessible to the lay reader, the non expert, someone who has a burning passion to knowabout the basics of Spanish history but not culture The author clearly has done his research, and has done a capable job of distilling the major conflicts and trends of Spanish history into an easily digestible product However, he falls too frequently into an essentialization of Spanish history, saying over and over again that Spain The only positive thing I have to say about this book is that it is accessible to the lay reader, the non expert, someone who has a burning passion to knowabout the basics of Spanish history but not culture The author clearly has done his research, and has done a capable job of distilling the major conflicts and trends of Spanish history into an easily digestible product However, he falls too frequently into an essentialization of Spanish history, saying over and over again that Spain repeats its past mistakes, and that these mistakes simply reincarnate in the form of yet another civil war There is also some lamentable writing that happens in the book, and there is really no attempt to remain objective on the part of the author The subtitle gives the first clue, about Spain being Europe s most fascinating country this ...I give this 5 stars in terms of fulfilling its overall purpose I give it 2 stars in terms of enjoyment.I read this in preparation for a trip to Spain actually I only made it about 2 3 of the way through before I got to Spain, but anyway , and it was ideal for that purpose It is a comprehensive overview, which is a lot to ask of 350 pages, so parts of it feel rushed and with the constant turnover of the various incestuous royal dynasties there is considerable name dropping that probably won t stick unless you really, really are determined to remember That said, I felt like it covered most of I read this in preparation for a trip to Spain actually I only made it about 2 3 of the way through before I got to Spain, but anyway , and it was ideal for that purpose It is a comprehensive overview, which is a lo...Overall, this book was an good book on the history of Spain It did a fairly decent job at giving a good overview of the country But I have two problems with the book The first is how confusing everything got by the Middle Ages with all the different kings, queens and other historical figures This continues until the end of the book But that is a minor nitpick I m not very familiar with Spanish history, so it is quite forgivable Still, I think the author could have made it easier to unders Overall, this book was an good book on the history of Spain It did a fairly decent job at giving a good overview of the country But I have two problems with the book The first is how confusing everything got by the Middle Ages with all the different kings, queens and other historical figures This continues until the end of the book But that is a minor nitpick I m not very familiar with Spanish history, so it is quite forgivable Still, I think the author could have made it easier to understand for readers The second main problem is less forgivable The author seems to have a bias against Christians and towards Muslims when writing about the early development and then movement into Spain Perhaps the most inaccurate piece of information in the book is that Mithraism somehow influenced...Interesting broad overview of the complex history of Spain from prehistoric times up till the early 2000s Good background to now get corrected bynuanced historians.A short but delightful treatment of Spanish history for tourists At the end of each chapter is a brief listing of famous sites illustrating the period covered in different cities The author gives a great deal of space to etymology names of places, buildings, rulers nicknames, even the use of espa ol for the language of Castille Interesting to me were latin origins of place names pompaeio Pamplona, Caesaraugusta Zaragoza, Cartago Nova...This book covers an enormous amount of time literally from the famed pre historic caves of Altamira to the death of Franco in 1975 In general, history is way too complicated to be summarized in this fashion many of the historical figures we are introduced to are summed up neatly for us when in reality they were involved in muchmessy, intricate historical timelines Yet this is precisely why this book deserves praise Williams manages to take the most important people and events in Spani This book covers an enormous amount of time literally from the famed pre historic caves of Altamira to the death of Franco in 1975 In general, history is way too complicated to be summarized in this fashion many of the historical figures we are introduced to are summed up neatly for us when in reality they were involved in muchmessy, intricate historical timelines Yet this is precisely why this book deserves praise Williams manages to take th...This is about as fast and loose as popular history comes I had been quite staggered by the difficulty is sourcing an English language general history of Spain, so ended up with Williams volume.A number of glaring typos barely excusable and historical errors not least being the confusion regarding Saint James totally inexcusable Not a ref...This is a full history of Spain It gives a good, full overview of the Spaniards, from prehistory through to the present day The chapters are neat and easily digestable and each conclude with nice references to museums and locations of interest throughout Spain I felt the book came into its own when discussing the height of Spanish Royalty I have readdetailed histories of the Moorish period and also of the Spanish Civil War although the chapters in this book were good summaries of these This is a full history of Spain It gives a good, full overview of the Spaniards, from prehistory through to the present day The chapters are neat and easily digestable and...Starting well I like that the author presents a view of pre Classical culture A decent overview The author hides his biases mostly until his coverage of the 20th Century, with the minor exception of declaring Spain, the greatest empire in history Really Heard of Rome A decent entry into a broad swath of Spanish history Spolier Alert The summary essentially becomes that Spain is simply another country that becomes cursed by its overwhelming wealth This seems to have destroyed any initi Starting well I li...

• English
• 25 June 2017
Mark R. Williams
• Paperback
• 287 pages
• 8489954135
• Mark R. Williams
• The Story of Spain