Madrid
A New Biography
Seiten
2024
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-27633-6 (ISBN)
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-27633-6 (ISBN)
The miraculous story of Madrid—how a village became a great world city
For centuries Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers the town was fortified and enlarged, but even after the Reconquista it remained secondary to nearby Toledo. But Madrid’s fortunes dramatically shifted in the sixteenth century, becoming the centre of a vast global empire.
Luke Stegemann tells the surprising story of Madrid’s flourishing, and its outsize influence across the world. From Cervantes and Quevedo to Velázquez and Goya, Spain’s capital has been home to some of Europe’s most influential artists and thinkers. It formed a vital link between Europe and the Americas and became a cauldron of political dissent—not least during the Spanish Civil War, when the city was on the frontline in the fight against fascism.
Stegemann places Madrid and its people in global context, showing how the city—fast overtaking Barcelona as a centre of international finance and cultural tourism—has become a melting pot at the heart of Europe and the wider Hispanic world.
For centuries Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers the town was fortified and enlarged, but even after the Reconquista it remained secondary to nearby Toledo. But Madrid’s fortunes dramatically shifted in the sixteenth century, becoming the centre of a vast global empire.
Luke Stegemann tells the surprising story of Madrid’s flourishing, and its outsize influence across the world. From Cervantes and Quevedo to Velázquez and Goya, Spain’s capital has been home to some of Europe’s most influential artists and thinkers. It formed a vital link between Europe and the Americas and became a cauldron of political dissent—not least during the Spanish Civil War, when the city was on the frontline in the fight against fascism.
Stegemann places Madrid and its people in global context, showing how the city—fast overtaking Barcelona as a centre of international finance and cultural tourism—has become a melting pot at the heart of Europe and the wider Hispanic world.
Luke Stegemann is a writer and cultural historian, and an honorary Madrileño. He has written on art, politics, and history for a wide range of Spanish and Australian publications, and is the author of The Beautiful Obscure and Amnesia Road.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.07.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 16 color illus.+ 2 maps |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Spanien |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-300-27633-8 / 0300276338 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-300-27633-6 / 9780300276336 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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