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Helen Rodgers is an Arabist, whose fascination for the history of the Arab world has led to over two decades of historical research across the Mediterranean region. Stephen Cavendish is a writer, editor and historian with a passion for the medieval and modern history of Europe and the Middle East.
'I very much enjoyed this history, which strikes an excellent balance between erudition and engaging writing. Takes the reader on a journey.' -- Duncan Wheeler, Chair of Spanish Studies, University of Leeds 'A delightful, highly effective, compelling and original book.' -- German De Patricio, Associate Professor of Spanish, Towson University 'In City of Illusions, Rodgers and Cavendish trace the history of Granada from its age of glory under Islam through its Bourbon decadence and near destruction under the French to its modern revival as an exotic if troubled epitome of Romance -- a lively telling, faithful to its history and evocative in its prose.' -- rian Catlos, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, author of Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain 'A superb history of one of Europe's most fascinating cities. From the sublime beauty of the Alhambra to the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, City of Illusions is a gripping story, deftly told.' -- David Mathieson, author of Frontline Madrid: Battlefield Tours of the Spanish Civil War
