- What is the solution to Spain? irs forms -For Me the only solution irs forms for Spain, consideri

Paul Preston (1946) irs forms is one of the great British Hispanists. irs forms PhD in history from the University of Oxford, has written about the canonical books of the twentieth century Spain: Franco's biography from a history of the war in 1936, through a study of the subsequent repression (The Holocaust Spanish). He has also written a biography Juan Carlos I and Santiago Carrillo. Preston, who speak Catalan and is an admirer of the work of the historian Hilari Raguer and novels Antoni Vives, has been one of the foreign personalities who signed the manifesto 'Let Catalans Vote' irs forms next Noam Chomsky and Ken Loach. Last week he presented the English translation for 'Uncertain Glory', the great novel about the war written by Joan Sales. The event was held in the British Library in London. Minutes earlier, irs forms Preston attended VilaWeb. He wore a badge of Spanish Republican flag on the lapel and spoke about the current political situation and the novel.
- You signed the manifesto 'Let Catalans vote'. Why? -I Think people have the right to decide its own future. I have done as a way to express my solidarity with the people who want democratic vote. All those who want to vote. We decided after a civilized debate. So there is no permission to vote can not have a civilized debate.
- The British press is very critical Rajoy. -It's Behavior Madrid everyone irs forms seems undemocratic. Until that Madrid does not recognize the need for a vote, public opinion in general ... there are so undemocratic behavior by the rejection, so blinkered in Madrid.
- The Economist says Rajoy: leave the Catalans vote and we will help you win. Unless the part that says -ajudarem Rajoy- then, yes, this is my position. One of the things that stimulate independence is the economic situation. But the behavior of Madrid. While Rajoy denies voting is evident that independence will grow. Therefore, you should start with a legal vote. A vote would notice that there have been up to now as a civilized debate irs forms in Britain. And all this could be a vote sane. The problem is that now will always vote against Madrid, for reasons that I understand perfectly. That is, somehow everything is the fault of the PP.
- How do you think Rajoy react to criticism from the international press? -I Do not know if the media pay more attention such as Cope, Libertad Digital and the extreme right that the Times or the New York Times. I honestly do not know.
- What is the solution to Spain? irs forms -For Me the only solution irs forms for Spain, considering the economic conditions in the European context, is an asymmetrical federalism that gives a lot of power in Catalonia. But I think (I do not know, I'm irs forms a historian, futurist no!) That full independence will be very difficult. Maybe in many years, but I do not know.
- Introduce Novel 'Uncertain Glory, irs forms "John halls, translated into English by Peter Bush. What do you think as a historian? -Any Novel is difficult to be useful irs forms to a historian, because there is no tool for work. You can give atmosphere. There are things you can do and can not do a novelist historian. And vice versa. For example, the emotional experience of the little people, to say so. This is something you can do very well novelist. But it has been said that you can not understand the Civil War without having read 'Uncertain Glory' ... would mean that I have lost forty years of my life.
- Now in Catalonia novel is very successful. But for years it was criticized because it was considered right wing. Believe it? And if it is right, why? -For Me it's a great novel. Any novel as any history book or newspaper article, is something that is done through an ethical filter, etc. As a historian I would say that I am rather of the Republic and Franco. But that does not mean they do not recognize that there were good and bad on both sides. And this is a novel. Do not see propaganda. It happens that, before returning to what -of those who believe without having read this book you can not understand the civilian war, there is no fascist repression.
- The book will be well received in the UK? What do you think? Hope so. But I remember that the English market published over 130,000 titles a year. Because there any novel succeeds depends a lot on the reviews. Nowadays this translation has already had two very important and very favorable reviews: the literary irs forms supplement of the Times, and Literature Review. But do not think it 'bestseller'. As said by