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The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
by Mark Kurlansky
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From Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod, Salt, and Birdseye—the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people Straddling a small corner of Spain and France in a land that is marked on no maps except their own, the Basques are a... (read more)

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Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
by Henry Kamen
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-576) and index.... (read more)

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Barcelona
Barcelona
by Robert Hughes
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Barcelona is Robert Hughes's monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain. Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries... (read more)

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The Cnt in the Spanish Revolution: Volume 2
The Cnt in the Spanish Revolution: Volume 2
by Jose Peirats
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A careful chronicle of political change and hope in 1930s Spain, this staggering work examines how the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT), rose up against the oppressive structures of Spanish society. Documenting a history of revolution... (read more)

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Dreamer of the Calle De San Salvador
Dreamer of the Calle De San Salvador
by Roger Osborne
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From the author of The Deprat Affair, history with a difference, presenting the dreams of a woman who lived at the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Spell-binding, poetic and apocalyptic, the dreams of Lucrecia de Léon lay in the archives of the... (read more)

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Spain
Spain
by John A Crow
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This is the late John A. Crow's classic study of the cultural history of Spain and its people, which he last updated in 1985 but which seems as fresh and pertinent as when he first wrote it. Crow devoted a lifetime to Hispanic studies and here provides a... (read more)

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Philip of Spain
Philip of Spain
by Henry Arthur Kamen
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This book, published four hundred years after Philip's death, is the first full-scale biography of the king. Placing him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times, it presents a startling new picture of his character and... (read more)

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Fat Man and Infinity: And Other Writings
Fat Man and Infinity: And Other Writings
by Antonio Lobo Antunes and Margaret Jull Costas
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Antunes crafts some of the world's most vivid and lively prose. The brief selections in The Fat Man and Infinity demonstrate that he is as masterful at creating brief vignettes as he is epic novels. As two-thirds of this book is comprised of... (read more)

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Imperial Spain, 1469-1716
Imperial Spain, 1469-1716
by J H Elliott
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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... (read more)

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The Life and Death of the Spanish Republic: A Witness to the Spanish Civil War
The Life and Death of the Spanish Republic: A Witness to the Spanish Civil War
by Henry Buckley
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In 1940, The Daily Telegraph correspondent Henry Buckley published his eyewitness account of his experiences reporting from the Spanish Civil War. The copies of the book, stored in a warehouse in London, were destroyed during the Blitz and only a handful... (read more)

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Catalonia: A Cultural History (Landscapes of the Imagination)
Catalonia: A Cultural History (Landscapes of the Imagination)
by Michael Eaude
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Squeezed between more powerful France and Spain, Catalonia has endured a violent history. Its medieval empire that conquered Naples, Sicily and Athens was crushed by Spain. Its geography, with the Pyrenees falling sharply to the rugged Costa Brava, is... (read more)

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On Bullfighting
On Bullfighting
by A L Kennedy
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Acclaimed novelist A. L. Kennedy unpeels the layers and explains the mechanics before dissecting them with surgical precision. Beyond the theatre, the costume and the well-worn plot she focuses on the fact that a man faces his death while a crowd looks... (read more)

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Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure
Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure
by Mary Soderstrom
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From early modern history to contemporary global influences, this resource captures the legacy of Portugal and its people. From adventurous sailors in search of spices more than 600 years ago and the pioneering city plans that rebuilt Lisbon—and the... (read more)

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Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939
Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939
by Gabriel Jackson
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Examines the factors which contributed to the failure of the Second Republic and the eruption of the Spanish Civil War.... (read more)

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Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany, and World War II
Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany, and World War II
by Stanley G Payne
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Was Franco sympathetic to Nazi Germany? Why didn't Spain enter World War II? In what ways did Spain collaborate with the Third Reich? How much did Spain assist Jewish refugees? This is the first book in any language to answer these intriguing... (read more)

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Homage to Catalonia (Harvest Book)
Homage to Catalonia (Harvest Book)
by George Orwell
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In 1936 Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous account describes the war and Orwells experiences. Introduction by Lionel Trilling.... (read more)

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Concise History of Portugal 2ND Edition
Concise History of Portugal 2ND Edition
by David Birmingham
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In recent years, Portugal has experienced great social and economic change. This concise, illustrated history of the country offers an introduction to its people and culture, to its role as an imperial power in America and Africa, and to its search for... (read more)

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Juan Carlos: Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy
Juan Carlos: Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy
by Paul Preston
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Preston explores the political and personal mysteries of the former Spanish monarch's life in a story of unprecedented sweep and exquisite detail which is at once a history of modern Spain and an indispensable exegesis of how democracies come to be.... (read more)

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Comrades Signed Edition
Comrades Signed Edition
by Harry Fisher
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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... (read more)

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Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War
Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War
by Hank Rubin
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“No man ever entered earth more honorably than those who died in Spain.”—Ernest Hemingway In 1937, Hank Rubin, a twenty-year-old Jewish pre-med student at UCLA, volunteered  for service in the International Brigades combating... (read more)

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