Spain

SPAIN--The cave artists. The Basques. The Celts. The Greeks. The Phoenicians. The Carthaginians. The Romans. The Vandals. The Visigoths. The Muslim Arabs and Berbers. The Reconquest (by the Christians). Ferdinand and Isabella. The Inquisition. The expulsion of the Jews and Muslims. Columbus. The Spa......more

In college, do you remember those spiral bound "books" that you had to pick up from the university printing office for one or two classes as semester? They were full of articles that your professor had picked out for the class. Some were interesting, some were dry, most you skipped. This book is a ve......more

Ever since I visited Spain 10 years ago, I fell in love with the country and the history of it. This is a nice primer explaining parts of Spain that I was not aware of. I am familiar with the age of Exploration and the era of Franco to the present, but nothing else. This was a nice introduction to t......more

This is a good book covering a vast amount of time throughout Spain's history. At first, I just wanted a summary of what happened from 1700 to 1936, but I found it useful for other eras, as well. It explained a lot of things that I had questions about, for example, there is always the question of wh......more

Not only is this an authoritative overview, but for me an eye opener about the Western Mediterranean history. I am planning a trip to Spain with my family and wanted a good historic overview; this book has provided that and more. I am half way through and will be finishing it in the next couple week......more