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The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
by Mark Kurlansky  
Publisher Comments The Basque History of the World is the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people. Signs of their civilization existed well before the arrival of the Romans in 218 B.C., and though theories abound, no one has ever been able to determine their...
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Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
by James Reston Publisher Comments From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever. James Reston, Jr...
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Imperial Spain 1469-1716
by John Huxtab Elliott Publisher Comments Since its first publication, J. H. Elliott's classic chronicle has become established as the most comprehensive, balanced, and accessible account of the dramatic rise and fall of imperial Spain. Now with a new preface by the author, this brilliant study...
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Battle for Spain : Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (2ND 06 Edition)
by Antony Beevor Synopsis The Spanish Civil War is a compelling account of one of the most hard-fought and bitter wars of the twentieth century: a war of atrocities and political genocide that was a military testing ground before the Second World War for the Russians, Italians...
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The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade: Americans in the Spanish Civil War
by Peter N. Carroll Publisher Comments A history of the 2,800 Americans who volunteered to fight against fascism in the Spanish Civil War, following their careers after their return to the US....
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Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through Spain and Its Silent Past
by Giles Tremlett Publisher Comments “Part modern social history, part travelogue, Ghosts of Spain is held together by elegant first-person prose…an invaluable book…[that] has become something of a bible for those of us extranjeros who have chosen to live in Spain. A...
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The Foundations of Civil War: Revolution, Social Conflict and Reaction in Liberal Spain, 1916-1923
by Francisco J. Romero Salvado Synopsis This book analyzes the decay of Liberal politics in Spain as the regional version of the general crisis that engulfed most of Europe between 1916 and 1923. Romero enriches the important wider debate about this watershed period of European history when...
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Ornament of the World : How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain (02 Edition)
by Maria Rosa Menocal Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-292) and index....
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The Last Day: Wrath, Ruin, and Reason in the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
by Nicholas Shrady Publisher Comments A riveting history of how the cataclysmic Lisbon earthquake shook the religious and intellectual foundations of Enlightenment Europe Along with the volcanic destruction of Pompeii and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the Lisbon quake of 1755 is one of...
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The Portuguese Empire, 1415-1808: A World on the Move
by A. J. R. Russell-wood Publisher Comments This is the story of the first and one of the greatest colonial empires: its birth, apotheosis, and decline. By approaching the history of the Portuguese empire thematically, A. J. R. Russell-Wood is able to pursue ideas and make connections that...
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Franco: Soldier, Commander, Dictator (Brassey's Military Profiles)
by Geoffrey Jensen Publisher Comments Before becoming one of the longest-ruling dictators of the twentieth century, Francisco Franco commanded troops in the kinds of wars that have since become all too familiar. He not only waged vicious counterinsurgency campaigns against Muslim warlords...
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Silver, Trade, and War: Spain and America in the Making of Early Modern Europe
by Stanley J. Stein Synopsis The 250 years covered by Silver, Trade, and War marked the era of commercial capitalism, that bridge between late medieval and modern times. Spain, peripheral to western Europe in 1500, produced American treasure in silver, which Spanish convoys bore...
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The Spanish Civil War
by Francisco J. Romero Salvado Publisher Comments Though it is nearly seventy years since the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, it still remains a compelling subject surrounded by fierce controversy. Romero Salvadó offers an absorbing and vivid analysis of the origins, course and outcomes of the...
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Spanish Society, 1400 - 1600 (01 Edition)
by Teofilo F. Ruiz Synopsis The first social history of its kind in any language, this is a fascinating account of Spain's passage from the Middle Ages to modernity. From the 'street theatre' of village carnivals to the violence of the Spanish Inquisition, and revealing everyday...
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An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades: Memoirs of Usbmah Ibn-Munqidh (Records of Western Civilization)
by Usamah Ibn Munqidh Publisher Comments The life of Usmah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished in the period of the early Crusades. His memoirs present an uncommon non-European perspective and understanding of the military and cultural contact between East...
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Spain 1157 - 1312 (History of Spain)
by Peter Linehan Publisher Comments Spain, 1150-1300 makes use of a vast body of primary and secondary source material to provide a balanced overview of a crucial period of Spanish as well as of European history. Examines the most significant phase of Spanish mainland development Considers...
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Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition a History
by Rafael Sabatini Synopsis With 16 halftone illustrations, including a map. Partial contents: Early persecutions; Inquisition canonically established; Order of St. Dominic; Isabella the Catholic; Jews in Spain; New-Christians; Prior of Holy Cross; Holy Office in Seville; Supreme...
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Basque Nationalism and the Spanish State (Basque)
by Andre Lecours Publisher Comments Basque nationalism has been extensively examined from the perspectives of Basque culture and internal conditions in the Basque Country, but Andre Lecours is among the first to demonstrate how Basque nationalism was shaped by the many forms and historical...
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Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
by Henry Kamen Publisher Comments From the late-fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth century, Spain was the most extensive empire the world had seen, stretching from Naples and the Netherlands to the Philippines. This provocative work of history attributes Spain's rise to power to the...
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Comrades: Tales of a Brigadista in the Spanish Civil War
by Harry Fisher Publisher Comments The Spanish Civil War served as an ideological and physical battleground for visionary Americans wishing to combat the spread of fascism. Harry Fisher was one such idealist who became a solider in the famed Abraham Lincoln Brigade, the American...
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