by Paul Preston · Quetzal · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789725646076
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«Juan Carlos: Biografía» is Paul Preston's biography of King Juan Carlos I, published by Quetzal in paperback (498 pages, in Portuguese).
The book explores the two enigmas of Juan Carlos's life: why he accepted his father handing him over to the Franco regime, and how a prince educated to perpetuate it ended up committed to democracy in Spain. Preston analyzes the tension between the human and the dynastic that separated the boy Juanito from Prince Juan Carlos.
The work was originally published in 2003 as «Juan Carlos: A People's King»; this edition is from 2004.
A title for readers interested in the recent history of Spain, the Transition and the role of the monarchy.
Sir Paul Preston CBE is an English historian and Hispanist, biographer of Francisco Franco, and specialist in Spanish history, in particular the Spanish Civil War, which he has studied for more than 50 years. He is the winner of multiple awards for his books on the Spanish Civil War.
