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1	Everything But the Squeal: Eating the Whole Hog in Northern Spain more books like this by John Barlow add to wishlist In the tradition of Calvin Trillin and Anthony Bourdain, "Everything but the Squeal" is an adventure in extreme eating, a hilariously quirky travel book, and a perceptive look at how what people eat makes them who they are. see all copies from $4.57! new only from $12.60! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galicia in Present-Day Ukraine more books like this by Omer Bartov add to wishlist In "Erased", Omer Bartov uncovers the rapidly disappearing vestiges of the Jews of western Ukraine, who were rounded up and murdered by the Nazis during World War II with help from the local populace. What begins as a deeply personal chronicle of the Holocaust in his mother's hometown of Buchach - in former Eastern Galicia - carries him on a ... see all copies from $24.34! new only from $24.34! \| SVS
3	The Dybbuk and Other Writings more books like this by S Ansky add to wishlist The third volume in Schocken's acclaimed Library of Yiddish Classics includes a new translation of The Dybbuk, the haunting tale of ill-fated love, possession, and exorcism in an East European village. Solomon Rappoport-Ansky (1863-1920) was a Yiddish writer and dramatist who resurrected themes from Jewish folklore. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.73! \| first editions \| SVS
4	In the Wilderness more books like this by Manuel Rivas, Jonathan Dunne (Translator) add to wishlist A cast of animals, birds, and people comes together in a multi-layered tale to relate magical traditions, legends, language, and history of Riva's homeland. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Philip Plisson's Celtic Coastlines more books like this by Philip Plisson (Photographer), Patrick Mahe (Text by) add to wishlist In this lavish collection, renowned marine photographer Philip Plisson turns his lens to the rugged coastlines of the Celtic world, from the western coasts of Ireland to the towering cliffs of Galicia. This magnificent volume includes over 100 new and unpublished images, beautifully reproduced in a unique panoramic format. Plisson is one of the ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $4.90! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Water-Blue Eyes more books like this by Domingo Villar add to wishlist Amid the aroma of the sea and the Galician pines, a young saxophonist is found dead in his swanky flat overlooking the beach. The murder seems to have taken place after a sexual encounter with a lover: there are two glasses filled with whiskey in the living room, and the dead man, Luis Reigosa, is tied by the wrists to the headboard of the bed. ... see all copies from $5.88! new only from $5.88! \| SVS
7	The Nation in the Village: The Genesis of Peasant National Identity in Austrian Poland, 1848-1914 more books like this by Keely Stauter-Halsted add to wishlist How do peasants come to think of themselves as members of a nation? The widely accepted argument is that national sentiment originates among intellectuals or urban middle classes, then "trickles down" to the working class and peasants. Keely Stauter-Halsted argues that such models overlook the independent contribution of peasant societies. She ... see all copies from $13.70! new only from $15.54! \| SVS
8	A Murder in Lemberg: Politics, Religion & Violence in Modern Jewish History more books like this by Michael Stanislawski add to wishlist How could a Jew kill a Jew for religious and political reasons? Many people asked this question after an Orthodox Jew assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Itshak Rabin in 1995. But historian Michael Stanislawksi couldn't forget it, and he decided to find out everything he could about an obscure and much earlier event that was uncannily similar to ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $22.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Manuel Gallego more books like this by Erica Witschey add to wishlist Manuel Gallego (born 1936), a disciple of the Spanish architect of the post-war period, Alejandro de la Sota, is an exponent of radical architecture. Gellego's architecture is integrated into the urban or rural context. His rational buildings - a series of broken up primary forms grounded in the particulars of the place, where the spaces created ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $11.78! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Audiencia of New Galicia in the Sixteenth Century: A Study in Spanish Colonial Government more books like this by J H Parry add to wishlist A discussion of the day-to-day government of a remote Spanish province at a time when the disorders of conquest were giving way to a settled administration. see all copies from $20.00! new only from $26.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Conspirators more books like this by Michael Andre Bernstein add to wishlist In 1913 Austria-Hungary, a series of murderous assassinations and other attacks prompts the governor of a small castle town to appoint a young man named Jakob Trask to root out the terrorists. Then a charismatic rabbi claiming to be the messiah arrives in town with his disciples. He and Trask cross paths as the local millionaire takes up the rabbi ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	War in a European Borderland: Occupations and Occupation Plans in Galicia and Ukraine, 1914-1918 more books like this by Mark L Von Hagen add to wishlist "War in a European Borderland" examines the many regime changes that took place in occupied Ukraine during World War I. The decimation of people living between Austria-Hungary and the Russian empire - specifically Poles, Jews, Ukrainians, Belorussians, and the population of the Baltic states - extended to the destruction of their homeland as well, ... see all copies from $17.87! new only from $17.87! \| SVS
13 view cover	A Stranger at My Door more books like this by Mary Kistler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	The Emancipation of the Polish Peasantry more books like this by Stefan Kieniewicz add to wishlist see all copies from $7.64! first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Women and Authority in Early Modern Spain: The Peasants of Galicia more books like this by Allyson M Poska add to wishlist While scholars have marvelled at how accused witches, mystical nuns, and aristocratic women understood and used their wealth, power, and authority to manipulate both men and institutions, most early modern women were not privileged by money or supernatural contacts. They led the routine and often difficult lives of peasant women and wives of ... see all copies from $89.76! new only from $118.81! \| SVS
16	Socialism in Galicia: The Emergence of Polish Social Democracy and Ukranian Radicalism more books like this by John-Paul Himka add to wishlist see all copies from $14.95! new only from $18.63!
17 view cover	Nationbuilding and the Politics of Nationalism: Essays on Austrian Galicia more books like this by Andrei S Markovits (Editor), Frank E Sysyn (Editor) add to wishlist The province of Galicia was the easternmost land of the old Habsburg Empire. Throughout the nineteenth century it was noted for political conflicts and the cultural vibrancy of its three major national groups: Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews. This volume brings together for the first time eleven essays on various aspects of the last seventy-five ... see all copies from $12.25! new only from $22.74! \| SVS
18 view cover	Oil Empire: Visions of Prosperity in Austrian Galicia more books like this by Alison Fleig Frank add to wishlist At the beginning of the 20th century, the Austrian Empire ranked third among the world's oil-producing states. By 1918, the Central Powers did not have enough oil to maintain a modern military. How and why did the promise of oil fail Galicia (the province producing the oil) and the empire? Alison Frank traces the interaction of technology, ... see all copies from $27.50! new only from $27.50!
19 view cover	Uniter of Heaven and Earth: Rabbi Meshullam Feibush Heller of Zbarazh and the Rise of Hasidism in Eastern Galicia more books like this by Miles Krassen add to wishlist UNITER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH explores an important stage in the development of Hasidism, the eighteenth-century Jewish mystical movement. The author presents a clear and penetrating account of the basis of Hasidic mysticism, clarifying its basic beliefs and contemplative practices. The underlying teachings of Hasidism are elucidated through ... see all copies from $21.30! new only from $22.95! \| SVS
20 view cover	Religion and Nationality in Western Ukraine more books like this by John-Paul Himka add to wishlist The Greek Catholic church has been described as a hybrid of eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, that combines the heritage of Byzantine Christianity with the Roman papacy. This book looks at the collision of the eastern and western elements of the church in Galicia in the late 19th century. see all copies from $72.25! new only from $72.25!
21 view cover	Merlin & Company more books like this by Alva Cunqueiro, Colin Smith (Translator) add to wishlist In Merlin And Company Alvaro Cunquerio creates a fantastical framework within which he envokes ancient myths and settings that are coloured by his own lively wit and perceptions.In the world which Cunquerio conjures up,magic has quite literally gone into retirement:the court magician merlin seeks seclusion in a Galician house well away from the ... see all copies from $5.72! new only from $15.00!
22 view cover	Galicia: A Historical Survey and Bibliographic Guide more books like this by Paul R Magocsi add to wishlist see all copies from $59.00! new only from $76.96! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Galitzianers: The Jews of Galicia, 1772-1918 more books like this by Suzan F Wynne add to wishlist In 1977, inspired by Alex Haley, Suzan Wynne set out to learn about her Jewish roots in Europe. Her curiosity about her Galician ancestors turned into an obsession, yielding discoveries valuable not only to her immediate family, but anyone interested in Jewish genealogy. If you have wanted to know more about the history of the Jewish community ... see all copies from $24.85! new only from $24.85! \| SVS
24	Mishka, Pishka, & Fishka, and other Galician tales more books like this by Eric A Kimmel add to wishlist Retells five traditional tales from Galicia, a region that is partly in Poland and partly in Ukraine. see all copies from $1.99!
25 view cover	Los Pazos de Ulloa: Level 6 more books like this by Emilia Pardo Bazan (Adapted by) add to wishlist Julian, a young inexperienced priest, arrives at Pazos de Ulloa to help Don Pedro manage his household. The young priest soon discovers that behind the noble facade lies disaster, ruin, and worst of all, sin. see all copies from $4.17! new only from $7.95!

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