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Revisiting al-Andalus
BRILL 2007; US$ 132.00Brings together a range of approaches to the material culture of Islamic Iberia, highlighting directions in Anglo-American scholarship in this field since the influential exhibition in 1992, Al-Andalus: the Art of Islamic Spain. This volume explores topics such as relationship between Andalusi literature and art and domestic architecture. more...
The Empire of the Cities
BRILL 2008; US$ 138.00Starting in the nineteenth century the scholarly consensus has been to attribute the decline of the Spanish empire to structural rigidity, corrupt bureaucracy and repressive policies. In "The Empire of the Cities," Aurelio Espinosa challenges these theories and offers groundbreaking insight into Spain's political process and emphasizes... more...
Pedro de Valencia and the Catholic Apologists of the Expulsion of the Moriscos
BRILL 2010; US$ 199.00Drawing on arguments for and against the expulsion of the Moriscos, and using previously unpublished source material, this book compares the case against banishment made by the Christian humanist Pedro de Valencia with that in favour pleaded by Catholic apologists. more...
Time Out Barcelona
Time Out 2010; US$ 9.99Now in its 13th edition, Time Out Barcelona delves deep into the stylish capital of Catalonia, where a seemingly nonstop barrage of parties and festivals play out in a perfect climate, and against a backdrop of stunning modern architecture. Compiled by a team of resident journalists, the guide provides full details of all the major attractions along... more...
It's Not About The Tapas
Transworld 2009; US$ 10.67After working for four years at a leading London book publisher, Polly Evans moved to Hong Kong where she spent many happy hours as a senior editor on the city's biggest entertainment weekly. But fighting deadlines from a twizzly office chair and free use of the coffee machine seemed just too easy. So Polly exchanged the shiny red cabs of Hong Kong... more...
Incontinent on the Continent
Greystone Books 2009; US$ 14.00To smooth over five decades of constant clashing, determined daughter Jane Christmas decides to take her arthritic, incontinent, and domineering mother, Valeria, to Italy. Will being at the epicenter of the Renaissance spark a renaissance in their relationship? As they drag each other from the Amalfi Coast to Tuscany ? walkers, shawls, and a mobile... more...
Frommer's Spain 2011
Wiley 2010; US$ 25.99Completely updated every year, Frommer's Spain features gorgeous color photos of everything from the Balearic beaches to the cosmopolitan capitals. Our authors, longtime correspondents for Frommer's, hit all the highlights of the 17 semi-autonomous regions of Spain, from Andalusia in the south to Cantabria and Asturias in the north. They've checked... more...
Jogging Round Majorca
Transworld 2011; US$ 13.33In the 1920s, Gordon West and his wife decided they wanted to go somewhere unexplored and unspoiled, right off the beaten tourist route.They settled on the little-known island of Majorca. Travelling via Paris and Barcelona, they finally boarded the small white steamboat which was to take them to the idyllic Bay of Palma, and there they began... more...
Culture and Customs of Portugal
ABC-CLIO 2010; US$ 50.00Portugal is evolving quickly as an integrated part of modern Europe. What was until the mid-1970s an old-world society, where 80 percent of the economy was controlled by an oligarchy of eight elite families, is now increasingly a model of an advanced European state. Portugal now ranks highly among the countries of the world in level of globalization... more...
Top 10 Barcelona
DK Publishing 2012; US$ 14.00Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Top 10 Barcelona uses exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies,... more...









