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España : : a brief history of Spain
| Title | España : : a brief history of Spain |
| Names | Tremlett, Giles. |
| Soto, Luis (Narrator), narrator. |
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| Book Number | DB112039 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | "Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious listeners and hispanophiles. 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. Hordes from the Russian steppes 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 España, Giles Tremlett argues that, in fact, that lack of a homogenous identity is Spain's defining trait." Provided by publisher. Commercial audiobook. |
| Local Subject | Male Narrator - MN |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Adult Reading Level - AD | |
| Adult Book - ADB | |
| Non-Fiction - NF | |
| Commercial Audiobook - CAB | |
| History - HST | |
| Civilization - CIV | |
| Male Author - MA | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| European history - Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands - 946 | |
| British Accent - BA | |
| Narrated by Author - NBA | |
| LC Subject | Spain - History |
| Nonfiction |
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| Notes | ENG |
| Unrated. NLS/BPD |
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| Call Number | 946 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2022 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress, 2022 |
| Original Publication | Reissue of: [Rearsby, Leicester] : Clipper Audiobooks, 2022. 9781804541456 |