7 Top world history books like España: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett

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España: A Brief History of Spain

By: Giles Tremlett

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric …

If you liked the world history plot in España: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

By: Antony Beevor

3.91

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and … read more

Similar categories in Antony Beevor's The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • politics
  • spain
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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2. The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain

By: Harold Bloom , María Rosa Menocal

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Undoing the familiar notion of the Middle Ages as a period of religious persecution and intellectua… read more

Similar categories in Harold Bloom's The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • european history
  • spain
  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain

By: Jack Hitt

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Jack Hitt set out to walk the 500 miles from France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, he submi… read more

Similar categories in Jack Hitt's Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • travel
  • spain
  • history
  • nonfiction
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4. Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture

By: Matt Goulding

5.00

Format: None pages, ebook

Winner of the 2017 IACP Award: Literary or Historical Food Writing Gourmand World Cookbook Award Wi… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goulding's Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • travel
  • spain
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge

By: Paul Preston

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Paul Preston is the world's foremost historian of Spain. This surging history recounts the struggle… read more

Similar categories in Paul Preston's The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • politics
  • spain
  • nonfiction
  • european history

6. The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation

By: Mark Kurlansky

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

From Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod, Salt, and Birdseye--the illuminating story of a… read more

Similar categories in Mark Kurlansky's The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

7. Tales of the Alhambra

By: Washington Irving

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving.… read more

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8. España: A Brief History of Spain

By: Giles Tremlett

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric … read more

Similar categories in Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • world history
  • travel
  • historical
  • politics
  • spain
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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9. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.06

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia  The Achaemen… read more

Similar categories in Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones's Persians: The Age of the Great Kings book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • world history
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10. Amerikansk karmageddon. Tanker om mitt fordømte fedreland

By: Thomas Seltzer

4.39

Format: 509 pages, Hardcover

"Amerika. For meg er det et av de aller største ordene som finnes. Det er helt der oppe med andre g… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Seltzer's Amerikansk karmageddon. Tanker om mitt fordømte fedreland book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • politics
  • nonfiction
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11. The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History

By: Jeremy Bowen

4.38

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearA Spectator and New Statesman Book of the Year‘An illuminating … read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Bowen's The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • world history
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12. The Story of Russia

By: Orlando Figes

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern R… read more

Similar categories in Orlando Figes's The Story of Russia book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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13. The Lion House

By: Christopher de Bellaigue

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Venice, 1522. Twenty-three men in robes of scarlet and blue assemble to hear the most sensitive int… read more

Similar categories in Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
"The trouble with big empires is that the enemy is far away and there is weather in between."

-Christopher de Bellaigue, The Lion House

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14. The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China

By: Robert D. Kaplan

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just ou… read more

Similar categories in Robert D. Kaplan's The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • travel
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power

By: Leah Redmond Chang

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and M… read more

Similar categories in Leah Redmond Chang's Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs

By: Camilla Townsend

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingd… read more

Similar categories in Camilla Townsend's Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
"Letters and diaries sometimes bring us close to grand moments or touching scenes in the history of Euro-Americans, but harkening back to the thoughts and feelings of the less powerful, we meet only s…"

-Camilla Townsend, Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs

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17. The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History

By: Jamie Mackay

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating cultural history of this most magical of islands. Sicily has always acted as a gat… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Mackay's The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • world history
  • travel
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
Cover of Slow Trains Around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides by Tom Chesshyre

18. Slow Trains Around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides

By: Tom Chesshyre

4.20

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

Between soaring mountains, across arid deserts, parched plains and valleys of fruit orchards and ol… read more

Similar categories in Tom Chesshyre's Slow Trains Around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • travel
  • spain
  • nonfiction
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19. A Short History of the World in 50 Lies

By: Natasha Tidd

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Tidd's A Short History of the World in 50 Lies book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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20. Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country

By: Michael Reid

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond … read more

Similar categories in Michael Reid's Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • history
  • politics
  • spain
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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21. Foregone

By: Russell Banks

3.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A searing novel about memory, abandonment, and betrayal from the acclaimed and bestselling Russell … read more

Similar categories in Russell Banks's Foregone book and Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain

  • politics

16 must-read history books like España: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett

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Antony Beevor

3.91

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Harold Bloom , María Rosa Menocal

4.10

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Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain

Jack Hitt

3.50

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Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture

Matt Goulding

5.00

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3.78

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