Michael Reid

«El libro mejor y más completo que he leído sobre la España de hoy, y sobre las raíces históricas del presente», Antonio Muñoz Molina.Tras la dictadura de Franco, la transición a la democracia fue ac

«El libro mejor y más completo que he leído sobre la España de hoy», Antonio Muñoz Molina.Tras la larga dictadura de Franco, la exitosa transición de España a la democracia marcó el inicio de tr

The art world can be an intimidating one for the experienced buyer let alone the aspiring collector, but with this handbook to the world of collecting, Michael Reid arms buyers with a no-nonsense, informative map to the issues surrounding the buying and selling of art.No matter what your budget or your collecting interest, How to Buy and Sell Art answers all the questions you might have taking you from your first visit to an art gallery all the way to the high drama of an auction room. Michael Reid offers advice on everything from when and when not to buy art, artists to keep an eye on, collecting categories, tax and superannuation matters, collecting groups and how to buy Aboriginal art.With an Australia-wide listing of galleries, fine art auction houses, conservators and restorers, and collecting associations together with a glossary of key terms, How to Buy and Sell Art is an invaluable resource for anybody with an interest in art.After a decade of arts experience with Christies London, Michael Reid is now a leading Australian art market commentator, dealer and consultant. He advises both private and corporate clients and has since the mid 1990s written as art market analyst in a weekly column for The Australian.

"""Un excelente nuevo libro de Michael Reid… El continente olvidado es dos libros en uno, dirigido a dos públicos diferentes. El primero es un amplio estudio sobre la historia, la política y la cultura del hemisferio para aquellos que no están familiarizados con la región. El segundo es un estudio interesante sobre el estado político contemporáneo de América Latina para las personas que ya lo están. "" Francis Fukuyama "Formidablemente bien documentado y escrito, y con una excepcional exceptional claridad." James Dunkerley, Director, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London. América Latina es un continente tan pobre como África; nunca ha descollado como India o China y siempre ha sido subestimado por las potencias occidentales. Sin embargo, es un continente vasto que alberga a 500 millones de habitantes, tiene la mayor superficie de tierra cultivable, el 85 % de las reservas de crudo del mundo, además de un panorama político y económico con transformaciones constantes. Reid argumenta en este libro que esas condiciones hacen del «continente olvidado» el laboratorio ideal y más vigoroso para llevar a cabo reformas que conduzcan a la construcción de sociedades más prósperas y justas en el marco de proyectos políticos que afiancen la democracia. Este libro surge de la experiencia periodística del autor como editor y corresponsal para América Latina durante más de veinticinco años para los más prestigiosos medios de comunicación ingleses.

An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond Comprehensive and engaging.Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Spains transition to democracy after Francos long dictatorship was widely hailed as a success, ushering in three decades of unprecedented progress and prosperity. Yet over the past decade its political consensus has been under severe strain. A stable two-party system has splintered, with disruptive new parties on the far left and far right. No government has had a majority since 2015. Michael Reid overturns the stereotypical view of Spain as a country haunted by its Francoist past. From Catalan separatism and the indignados movement to the Spanish economys overdependence on tourism and small business, Spains challenges can often seem unique. But Reid is careful to emphasize the many pressures it faces in common with its European neighborssuch as austerity, populism, and increasing polarization. The result is a penetrating yet rounded portrait of a vibrant countryone that is more often visited than understood.