Catalonia is not spain

How much does the world know about Catalonia and its role as a great medieval empire and one of Europe's first nation states? In Catalonia Is not Spain: A Historical Perspective author Simon Harris takes the reader through 1,000 years of Catalan history focusing on the Principality's often difficult relationship with Castile-dominated Spain. This insightful and balanced history gives an insider's background to the current political situation and why Catalonia is engaged in a process for deciding whether it wants to be independent from Spain.