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