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Violencia
A New History of Spain: Past, Present and the Future of the West
Taschenbuch von Jason Webster
Sprache: Englisch

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'A provocative and entertaining trot through the paradoxes of Spanish history' Literary Review

Spain is often overlooked as a mere tourist destination. Yet we ignore events there at our peril, for a long view of the country's history reveals how it has shaped the Western world by presaging everything from the Crusades to the European Renaissance, Western colonialism, the Second World War and the Cold War.
This truth has never before been grasped, however, because Spain is a Cassandra country. As with Troy's prophetess, so Spain's prescience is doomed to be ignored - not only by her neighbours, but also by her own people.

Today, Spain has returned to the headlines because she is once again caught in an ancient pattern of deciding through civil conflict whether to remain united or splinter into many parts. We speak of the Spanish Civil War as if there had only ever been one, yet every century in Spanish history has seen bloody engagement, each time over intractable questions about national identity.

Violencia tells the colourful and highly engaging story of the country from its very beginnings to the present day by combining decades of research with personal anecdote. The book uncovers for the first time not only underlying shapes of Spanish history which are in danger of being repeated, but also the previously unacknowledged fact that events in the country have long predicted developments in the West. It is a must read for anyone wishing to understand Spain, and a complex and changing world.

'Illuminating and always provocative' Paul Preston

'A thrilling, page-turning adventure' Jason Elliot

'A provocative and entertaining trot through the paradoxes of Spanish history' Literary Review

Spain is often overlooked as a mere tourist destination. Yet we ignore events there at our peril, for a long view of the country's history reveals how it has shaped the Western world by presaging everything from the Crusades to the European Renaissance, Western colonialism, the Second World War and the Cold War.
This truth has never before been grasped, however, because Spain is a Cassandra country. As with Troy's prophetess, so Spain's prescience is doomed to be ignored - not only by her neighbours, but also by her own people.

Today, Spain has returned to the headlines because she is once again caught in an ancient pattern of deciding through civil conflict whether to remain united or splinter into many parts. We speak of the Spanish Civil War as if there had only ever been one, yet every century in Spanish history has seen bloody engagement, each time over intractable questions about national identity.

Violencia tells the colourful and highly engaging story of the country from its very beginnings to the present day by combining decades of research with personal anecdote. The book uncovers for the first time not only underlying shapes of Spanish history which are in danger of being repeated, but also the previously unacknowledged fact that events in the country have long predicted developments in the West. It is a must read for anyone wishing to understand Spain, and a complex and changing world.

'Illuminating and always provocative' Paul Preston

'A thrilling, page-turning adventure' Jason Elliot

Über den Autor
Jason Webster is a writer and columnist for the Spanish El Asombrario newspaper. He is the highly acclaimed author of a dozen books of fiction and non-fiction about Spain, which have been translated into over fifteen languages, including the international bestseller Duende, and Guerra. He is married to the Spanish flamenco dancer Salud.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472129833
ISBN-10: 1472129830
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 678313
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Webster, Jason
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 197 x 129 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Jason Webster
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2020
Gewicht: 0,313 kg
Artikel-ID: 117570912
Über den Autor
Jason Webster is a writer and columnist for the Spanish El Asombrario newspaper. He is the highly acclaimed author of a dozen books of fiction and non-fiction about Spain, which have been translated into over fifteen languages, including the international bestseller Duende, and Guerra. He is married to the Spanish flamenco dancer Salud.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472129833
ISBN-10: 1472129830
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 678313
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Webster, Jason
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 197 x 129 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Jason Webster
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2020
Gewicht: 0,313 kg
Artikel-ID: 117570912
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