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1	The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World more books like this by Carlos Fuentes add to wishlist In this sweeping, vividly written, and profusely illustrated work, Fuentes surveys the vast, complex 500-year history of the Spanish in the Americas and sees both the richness of the culture that has evolved and the troubling vestiges of colonialism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Armada more books like this by Garrett Mattingly add to wishlist Pulitzer prize-winning historian Garrett Mattingly's bestselling classic is now, on the 400th anniversary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, available in a new deluxe hardcover edition. Three 8-page photo inserts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Brutal Journey: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America more books like this by Paul Schneider add to wishlist The journey of the Narvaez expedition is one of the greatest survival epics in the history of American exploration. By combining the accounts of the explorers with the most recent findings of archaeologists and academic historians, this work offers an authentic narrative to replace a legend of North American exploration. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision more books like this by Henry Arthur Francis Kamen add to wishlist First written in 1965 and subsequently revised, this book reexamines historians' conceptions and misconceptions of the Spanish Inquisition. The Inquisition, which was set up to try religious heretics--namely Jews and Muslims--took place in Medieval Spain up until the early 19th century. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $4.75! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Spain: A History more books like this by Raymond Carr (Editor) add to wishlist From Roman times to the present day, Spain has occupied a significant role in the evolution of our Western world. This book highlights the notable trends, intellectual and social, of each particular era in its history. The imposition of Roman rule created the notion of Hispania as a single entity. Chapters on the Visigoth monarchy, Moorish Spain, ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $11.90! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth Century Spain more books like this by B Netanyahu add to wishlist A new interpretation of the Spanish Inquisition and the origins of modern anti-Semitism that illuminates the tragic history of the Jews and their Christianized descendants in Spain. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $15.11! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Basque History of the World more books like this by Mark Kurlansky add to wishlist This history of the world of the Basques is a cornucopia of interesting information on the people who have lived for centuries in several isolated provinces in the Pyrenees regions of France and Spain. It is also a survey of the role they have played in European history. Kurlansky is also the author of the popular COD: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FISH THAT ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $13.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	A Concise History of Portugal more books like this by David Birmingham add to wishlist This concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and its search for economic modernisation, political stability and international partnership. It is the first single-volume account of Portugal's history to be written since the days of dictatorship and colonisation. After a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Conquistadors more books like this by Michael Wood add to wishlist The Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century was one of the most cataclysmic events in history. Spanish expeditions had to endure the most unbelievable hardships to open up the lands of the New World. Few stories, if any, in history match these for sheer drama, endurance and distances covered. In Conquistadors Michael Wood travels ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Leyendas del Mundo Hispano more books like this by Susan M Bacon, Gregg Courtad, Nancy Humbach add to wishlist A reader for intermediate-level Spanish courses, courses in Composition and Conversation, or Civilization. Perhaps no other story is as compelling, as universal, or conveys so much about a culture as a legend. Recognizing this, Leyendas del mundo hispano offers 12 legends from Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Paraguay, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.85! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Spain: The Root and the Flower an Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish People more books like this by John A Crow add to wishlist This 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. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Spanish Civil War more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist With a keen eye for detail and unparalleled insight, Thomas reassembles the dramatic chain of events that tore apart a nation and led to the tragedy of a civil war that captured the emotions of an entire world. "A full, vivid, and deeply serious treatment of a great subject".--New York Times Book Review. Maps. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Imperial Spain 1469-1716 more books like this by John Huxtable Elliott add to wishlist The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one. With the marriage of Ferdinand & Isabella, the final expulsion of the Moslems and the discovery of America, Spain took on a seemingly unstoppable dynamism that made it into the world's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.48! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain’s early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomas’s magisterial narrative of Spain in the New World has all the characteristics of great historical literature: amazing discoveries, ambition, greed, religious fanaticism, court ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763 more books like this by Henry Arthur Francis Kamen add to wishlist A one-volume history of the Spanish Empire is offered by the most highly respected authority in the field--the author of "Philip of Spain" and "The Spanish Inquisition." 8 photos in text. 16-page color insert. see all copies from $3.47! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade more books like this by Marion Merriman, Warren Lerude (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.22! new only from $27.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Last Day: Wrath, Ruin, and Reason in the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 more books like this by Nicholas Shrady add to wishlist Shrady provides not only a vivid account of the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, but also a stimulating survey of the many shock waves it sent throughout Western civilization. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Barcelona more books like this by Robert Hughes add to wishlist By the author of "The Fatal Shore", this is an introduction to Barcelona, describing the growth of Catalan culture and institutions, the physical environment, crafts and industries, and political development. Its aim, according to the author, is to explain something of the Zeitgeist of the place. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.89! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors more books like this by James Reston, Jr. add to wishlist This volume chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of the Spanish Inquisition. Reston's engrossing narrative brings all of the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition into a terrifyingly brutal focus, and he looks beyond the dark deeds of 1492 as well, capturing the excitement of exploration and the promise of the future ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Spanish Civil War more books like this by Antony Beevor add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $2.21! new only from $8.42! \| first editions
21 view cover	Barbaros: Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of Enlightenment more books like this by David J Weber add to wishlist Two centuries after Cortes and Pizarro seized the Aztec and Inca empires, Spain's conquest of America remained unfinished. Indians retained control over most of the lands in Spain's American empire. Mounted on horseback, savvy about European ways and often possessing firearms, independent Indians continued to find new ways to resist subjugation by ... see all copies from $8.01! new only from $11.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Spanish labyrinth, an account of the social and political background of the civil war more books like this by Gerald Brenan add to wishlist Gerald Brenan's The Spanish Labyrinth has become the classic account of the background to the Spanish Civil War. Written during and immediately after the Civil War, the book has all the vividness of the author's experience. It represents a struggle to see the issues in Spanish politics objectively, whilst bearing witness to the deep involvement ... see all copies from $2.69! new only from $12.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Last Crusade: Spain 1936 more books like this by Warren Hasty Carroll add to wishlist Why be satisfied with leftist propaganda on the Spanish Civil War? Carroll's treatment of the events of 1936 is singular in Anglo-American scholarship for seeing the conflict for what is truly was: a death struggle against the Christian faith and a war against Christian civilization in Europe. This outstanding work of scholarship illustrates the ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.00!
24	The Voyage of the Armada more books like this by David Howarth add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Barcelona the Great Enchantress more books like this by Robert Hughes add to wishlist Hughes distills his encyclopaedic knowledge of Barcelona into a work with all the essential information. The text describes the city's remarkable culture and history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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