A Concise History of Spain, Carla Rahn Phillips
A Concise History of Spain, Carla Rahn Phillips
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A Concise History of Spain

Author: Carla Rahn Phillips

Narrator: Luis Soto

Unabridged: 12 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2018


Synopsis

This audiobook traces Spain's development from prehistoric times to the present, focusing particularly on culture, society, politics and personalities. It introduces listeners to key themes that have shaped Spain's history and culture, including its varied landscapes and climates; the impact of waves of diverse human migrations; the importance of its location as a bridge between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and Europe and Africa; and religion, particularly militant Catholic Christianity and its centuries of conflict with Islam and Protestantism, as well as debates over the place of the Church in modern Spain.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on June 15, 2016

Although the experience of being an American in Europe evokes a great many feelings, probably the most characteristic is reverence. One so often feels one is walking on hallowed ground. Just the other day, I found myself looking up at the Roman aqueduct in Segovia. As I stood there, gaping skyward,......more

Goodreads review by Brian on May 14, 2017

It is what it says, a "Concise History" of Spain, so this works well as an informational resource, and I enjoyed the first 2/3 of the book. Up until the 20th century it's definitely a good overview without going into extreme detail, and it gives fairly good background on what leads up to the events......more

Goodreads review by Boudewijn on June 28, 2024

In A Concise History of Spain, William D. Phillips Jr. takes us on an impressive journey through time, covering the entire history of Spain from the prehistoric cave paintings in Altamira, the influential Roman and Moorish periods, up to the modern democratic state of today. Phillips Jr. manages to h......more

Goodreads review by Gordon on September 07, 2015

Traveling through Spain can quickly get a bit bewildering if you're dipping into its many-layered history here and there and everywhere and getting bombarded with a whole procession of names of monarchs, generals, battles and all the rest. Navigating all this and getting a general lay of the histori......more

Goodreads review by Truls on June 19, 2023

En intressant översikt som fokuserar på samband, och rör sig ledigt över de olika politiktangerande ytorna - normer, juridik, ekonomi, kultur, religion, personliga relationer. Eftersom den täcker in hela perioden mellan Rom och Francos död är den naturligtvis inte jättedjup, men den är en mycket bra......more