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Raymond Carr: The Curiosity of the Fox
María Jesús González
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Description for Raymond Carr: The Curiosity of the Fox
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSE; HBA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 888.
Raymond Carr pioneered a new way of looking at modern Spanish history, releasing Spaniards form the shackles of Romantic myth and allowing them to see their nation as a country like any other, rather than one set apart from the rest of Europe. Born in humble circumstances, he journeyed through a fascinating period in twentieth-century British history, vaulting the class barriers that were still very much in place in the England of his day and turning himself into an interested and acutely observant member of the exclusive and decadent world of the late aristocracy, even becoming a keen huntsman. Familiar ... Read more
Raymond Carr pioneered a new way of looking at modern Spanish history, releasing Spaniards form the shackles of Romantic myth and allowing them to see their nation as a country like any other, rather than one set apart from the rest of Europe. Born in humble circumstances, he journeyed through a fascinating period in twentieth-century British history, vaulting the class barriers that were still very much in place in the England of his day and turning himself into an interested and acutely observant member of the exclusive and decadent world of the late aristocracy, even becoming a keen huntsman. Familiar ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
887g
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845197322
SKU
V9781845197322
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Reviews for Raymond Carr: The Curiosity of the Fox
"Raymond Carr is a very important and also attractive figure in British academic life and nobody could have written a better biography than this one. This book not only brings an unusually interesting person to life, but fills a large gap in the literature
the profound links between British academia, historical writing and our understanding of Spain."
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the profound links between British academia, historical writing and our understanding of Spain."
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