Espana. A Brief History of Spain (Tremlett Giles); Head of Zeus, 2023

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.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9781789544381
Автор(ы)	Tremlett Giles
Вес	0.24
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2023
Жанр	история
Издатель	Head of Zeus
Издательство	Head of Zeus
Кол-во страниц	304
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	304
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Тип обложки	мягкая