Spain, Third Edition: The Root and the Flower: An Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish PeopleThis 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 historical interpretation of Spanish civilization from its earliest beginnings to the present. The scope of this study is remarkable and includes chapters on Roman Spain, the Jews in Spain, the Moors, life in medieval towns, and the Golden Age of Spain, plus a view of Franco's legacy. |
Contents
THE PEOPLE | 1 |
THE DARK BEGINNING | 23 |
THE CROSS THE CRESCENT AND THE STAR | 46 |
CROSS AND SWORD | 78 |
LIFE IN THE MEDIEVAL TOWNS | 113 |
THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE | 139 |
POLITICS AND THE SOCIAL ORDER | 161 |
BELLESLETTRES IN THE GOLDEN AGE | 185 |
MAIN CURRENTS OF SPANISH THOUGHT | 258 |
THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS | 284 |
THE SPANISH REPUBLIC 19311939 | 304 |
COMMUNISM AND FASCISM IN SPAIN | 326 |
VALLEY OF THE FALLEN | 346 |
ORDER AND PROGRESS | 370 |
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM | 399 |
A SOCIETY IN TRANSITION | 435 |
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Spain: The Root and the Flower : an Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish ... John Armstrong Crow No preview available - 1985 |
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