A brief history of Spain with contributions by editor Raymond Carr and eight other scholars, including A. T. Fear, Roger Collins, Richard Fletcher, Angus MacKay, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Henry Kamen, Richard Herr, and Sebastian Balfour. It's a lively, illustrated overview from prehistory through the Romans, Moorish Spain, imperial expansion, enlightenment, civil war and authoritarian rule. With color and black-and-white illustrations and four maps.  (SPN235, $24.95)