A Cultural History of Madrid: Modernism and the Urban Spectacle |
 Deborah L. Parsons
ISBN: 1859736513
Despite its international significance, Madrid has been almost entirely ignored by urban, literary and cultural studies published in English. A "Cultural History of Madrid: Modernism and the Urban Spectacle" corrects that oversight by...(read more) |
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Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America, 1492-1830 |
 John H. Elliott
ISBN: 0300114311
This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus' arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early nineteenth century. J. H. Elliott, one of the most distinguished and versatile...(read more) |
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Moorish Spain |
 Richard Fletcher
ISBN: 1842126059
Written in the same tradition as John Julius Norwich's engrossing accounts of Venice and Byzantium, Richard Fletcher's Moorish Spain entertains even as it enlightens. He tells the story of a vital period in Spanish history which transformed the...(read more) |
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Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football |
 Phil Ball
ISBN: 0954013468
More than anywhere, Spain and football go hand in hand. Throughout his deep, balanced and entertaining analysis, Phil Ball manages to paint a precise picture of the complex history of Spanish football. A true journalist, he seeks information from the...(read more) |
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Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire 1490-1522 |
 Hugh Thomas
ISBN: 0753817934
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The Franco Regime, 1936-75 |
 Stanley G. Payne
ISBN: 1842120468
With commendable objectivity, sometimes disturbing to our preconceptions, Professor Payne describes Spain's development from the original semi-fascist, potentially imperialist regime of 1936-1945 into a Catholic corporatist 'organic democracy' with...(read more) |
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The Spanish Civil War |
 Antony Beevor
ISBN: 0304358401
Best-selling author of Stalingrad. A comprehensive history of one of the most fiercely fought ideological wars of modern times. Now in new, updated and corrected edition. |
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The Story of Spain: The Dramatic History of Europe's Most Fascinating Country |
 Mark Williams
ISBN: 8489954135
Mark Williams has drawn on years of rigorous research to re-create the drama, excitement and pathos of the crucial events in the history of the western world. 'The Story of Spain' brings together the myriad fragments of Spanish history into a clear...(read more) |
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White Storm: 101 Years of Real Madrid |
 Phil Ball
ISBN: 1840187638
Barcelona and Manchester United may wish to dispute the observation, but Real Madrid are the world's greatest football club. Setting emotion and preferences aside, the facts speak for themselves. Within the trophy room, the gold and silver spoils of a...(read more) |
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Working-class Holidays and Popular Tourism,1840-1970 |
 Susan Barton
ISBN: 0719065909
Introduction; 1. No Grand Tours - tourism before 1850; 2. Workers and the Great Exhibition - the origins of the package holiday; 3. Holidays without pay; 4. Collective bargaining for holidays with pay; 5. Accommodation for working class visitors; 6. |
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