{"product_id":"city-of-illusions-helen-rodgers-9780197619414","title":"City of Illusions: A History of Granada","description":"Granada is a deceptive city, concealing a layered past and a complex character. The last Muslim capital in Western Europe, over the centuries it has captured hearts and imaginations, inspiring countless myths and legends. Yet its history reveals even more fascinating tales: secrets and follies, victory and failure, poetry and art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eCity of Illusions\u003c\/em\u003e brings together Granada's many stories--the archaeological forger, the renegade French general, the garrotted liberal heroine, the Jewish poet who served two Muslim rulers. This colourful cast of characters takes us from the founding eleventh-century dynasty and the building of the Alhambra, through the Reconquista, French occupation and Spanish Civil War, right up to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGranada's history has long been fought over, rewritten, idealised or buried. This rich, elegant book sets the record straight on a beautiful, elusive city, with all its quirks, mysteries, intrigues and triumphs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Rodgers, Stephen Cavendish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019761941X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197619414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.40d","brand":"Helen Rodgers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047657107711,"sku":"9780197619414","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d421f6d8-6910-46d3-9be7-739ec7897c73.jpg?v=1684991473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/city-of-illusions-helen-rodgers-9780197619414","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}