Synopses & Reviews
This is the first complete reference book on Spanish history, life, and culture from prehistory to 1994 and the only book on Spain in English or Spanish that is organized by region and province. It is designed to assist students and interested readers in identifying and understanding regional and provincial history, economy, literature, art, music, social customs and cultural life, historic sites, and provincial cuisine (recipes included). Organized into entries on the 18 regions and subdivided into the 50 provinces, this one-stop reference makes gathering information on each region and province easy. A map of each region and photos accompany the text.
Review
A reliable handbook to all the provinces of the country, it should be of great value to students, travelers, and businessmen alike, and should be assured of much use.Stanley G. Payne Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History University of Wisconsin-Madison
Review
During my 30 years of teaching at the secondary school level, I wished many times for just this sort of book. Not only is the information practical, up to date and comprehensive, but the format allows students to understand something of the process through which Spain has come to be the country it is today. While the weightier aspects of history can be found elsewhere, this condensation provides the basics and adds bits of culture that add the real flavor of Spain today.Nancy A. Humbach, past president American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Synopsis
The first complete reference book on Spanish history, life, and culture with regional and province-by-province coverage.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-373) and index.
About the Author
ROBERT W. KERN is Professor of History at the University of New Mexico.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Andalusia
Almeria
Cadiz
Cordoba
Granada
Huelva
Jaen
Malaga
Seville
Aragon
Huesca
Teruel
Zaragoza
Asturias
Oviedo
Balearic Islands
Palma
Basque Provinces
Araba (Alava)
Gipuzkoa (Guipuzcoa)
Bizkaia (Vizcaya)
Canary Islands
Las Palmas
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Cantabria
Santander
Catalonia
Barcelona
Girona (Gerona)
Lleida (Lerida)
Tarragona
Ceuta and Melilla
Ceuta and Melilla
Extremadura
Badajoz
Caceres
Galicia
La Coruna
Lugo
Orense (Ourense)
Pontevedra
Madrid
Madrid
Murcia
Murcia
Navarre
Pamplona
New Castile (Castilla y La Mancha)
Albacete
Ciudad Real
Cuenca
Guadalajara
Toledo
Old Castile (Castilla y Leon)
Avila
Burgos
Leon
Palencia
Salamanca
Segovia
Soria
Valladolid
Zamora
La Rioja
Logrono
Valencia
Alicante
Castellon de la Plana
Valencia
Glossary
Chronology
Bibliography
Index