Luke Stegemann

The miraculous story of Madrid—how a village became a great world city For centuries, Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers, the town was fortified and enlarged, but even after the Reconquista, it remained secondary to nearby Toledo. However, Madrid's fortunes dramatically shifted in the sixteenth century, becoming the centre of a vast...

The miraculous story of Madrid—how a village became a great world city For centuries, Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers, the town was fortified and enlarged, but even after the Reconquista, it remained secondary to nearby Toledo. However, Madrid's fortunes dramatically shifted in the sixteenth century, becoming the centre of a vast...

Amnesia Road is a compelling literary examination of historic violence in rural areas of Australia and Spain. It is also an unashamed celebration of the beautiful landscapes where this violence has been carried out. Travelling and writing across two locations—the seldom-visited mulga plains of south-west Queensland and the backroads of rural Andalusia—award-winning Australian Hispanist Luke Stegemann uncovers neglected history and...