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Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 1271 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781641712811

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Rick Steves Italy by Rick Steves Pdf

From the Mediterranean to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, experience Italy with the most up-to-date 2021 guide from Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Italy you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for planning a multi-week trip to Italy Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from the Colosseum and Michelangelo's David to corner trattorias and that perfect scoop of gelato How to connect with local culture: Walk in Caesar's footsteps through the ruins of the Forum, discover the relaxed rhythms of sunny Cinque Terre, or chat with fans about the latest soccer match (calcio, to locals) Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places to eat, sleep, and experience la dolce far niente Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and museums Vital trip-planning tools, like how to link destinations, build your itinerary, and get from place to place Detailed maps, including a fold-out map for exploring on the go Useful resources including a packing list, Italian phrase book, historical overview, and recommended reading Updated to reflect changes that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic up to the date of publication Over 1,000 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down Coverage of Venice, Padua, the Dolomites, Lake Country, Milan, the Italian Riviera, Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Hill Towns of Central Italy, Siena, Tuscany, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Capri, the Amalfi Coast, and much more Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Italy. Planning a one- to two-week trip? Check out Rick Steves Best of Italy.

Author : Richard A. Fletcher,Richard Fletcher
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0520248406

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Moorish Spain by Richard A. Fletcher,Richard Fletcher Pdf

A good introductory picture of the Islamic presence in Spain, from the year 711 until the modern era.

Author : Stanley Lane-Poole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Arabs
ISBN : BCUL:1092683968

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The Story of the Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole Pdf

Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781641714068

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Rick Steves Best of Spain by Rick Steves Pdf

Hit Spain's can't-miss art, sights, and bites in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of Spain! Strategic advice from Rick Steves on what's worth your time and money Short itineraries covering Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Andalucía's White Hill Towns, and Sevilla Rick's tips for beating the crowds, skipping lines, and avoiding tourist traps The best of local culture, flavors, and more, including insightful walks through museums, historic sights, and atmospheric neighborhoods Trip planning strategies like how to link destinations and design your itinerary, what to pack, where to stay, and how to get around Over 400 full-color pages with detailed maps and vibrant photos throughout Suggestions for side trips to Montserrat and Figueres, Basque Country, Santiago de Compostela, El Escorial, Segovia, Salamanca, Córdoba, and Spain's South Coast Experience Spain's old world romance and new world excitement for yourself with Rick Steves Best of Spain! Planning a longer trip? Pick up Rick Steves Spain, an in-depth guide perfect for spending more than two weeks exploring Spain.

Author : Fernando León Solís
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060360073

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Negotiating Spain and Catalonia by Fernando León Solís Pdf

A narrative analysis of four main discourses of national identity in Spain, with a special focus on Catalonia, as disseminated in the Spanish press in the period between 1993 and 1996. The study includes assessments of the Spanish press coverage of the 1994 USA Football World Cup, and the process of negotiation towards a pact between Partido Popular and Convergencia I Unio in central government.

Author : Henry Kamen
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-05-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300184266

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Philip of Spain by Henry Kamen Pdf

Philip II of Spain—ruler of the most extensive empire the world had ever known—has been viewed in a harsh and negative light since his death in 1598. Identified with repression, bigotry, and fanaticism by his enemies, he has been judged more by the political events of his reign than by his person. This book, published four hundred years after Philip's death, is the first full-scale biography of the king. Placing him within the social, cultural, religious, and regional context of his times, it presents a startling new picture of his character and reign. Drawing on Philip's unpublished correspondence and on many other archival sources, Henry Kamen reveals much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband, the father, the frequently troubled Christian, and the king. Kamen finds that Philip was a cosmopolitan prince whose extensive experience of northern Europe broadened his cultural imagination and tastes, whose staunchly conservative ideas were far from being illiberal and fanatical, whose religious attitudes led him to accept a practical coexistence with Protestants and Jews, and whose support for Las Casas and other defenders of the Indians in America helped determine government policy. Shedding completely new light on most aspects of Philip's private life and, in consequence, on his public actions, the book is the definitive portrayal of Philip II.

Author : Roger Collins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470754566

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Visigothic Spain 409 - 711 by Roger Collins Pdf

This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the history of this period. Presents original theories about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force. Takes account of new documentary evidence, the latest archaeological findings, and the controversies that these have generated. Combines chronological and thematic approaches to the period. A historiographical introduction looks at the current state of research on the history and archaeology of the Visigothic kingdom.

Author : Francisco J. Tapiador
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030189075

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The Geography of Spain by Francisco J. Tapiador Pdf

This book is the latest and most comprehensive reference to the regional geography of Spain, taking into account emergent issues such as biodiversity, climate change and nationalism. It appeals to scientists as well as to students and instructors and all fields of geography, regional, environmental and cultural studies, and business related disciplines. It covers the whole range of topics from the physical to the human geography of Spain and provides detailed insights into all 17 autonomous communities. Dozens of GIS maps and hundreds of photographs and images including remote sensing imagery make this volume a must have for every geography department.

Author : Harold C. Raley
Publisher : Halcyon Press Ltd.
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9780970605498

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The Spirit of Spain by Harold C. Raley Pdf

The Spirit of Spain brims with apercus and revelations, many of them controversial, others startling, all engrossing. From Roman Hispania to the most recent Spanish trends, Professor Raley narrates the unique story of Spanish civilization. Examples of his original thinking include a phenomenology of Spanish history, a new theory of the Spanish Renaissance, new concepts of Spanish patriotism and nationalism, and a reinterpretation of Spanish Stoicism. As the book unfolds he also takes many sidelong looks into Hispanic America and offers a new explanation of Spain's relationship to Moslem Al-Andalus and modern Europe. The book culminates in a radical analysis of Quixotic life and its unsuspected significance for the post-modern age.

Author : Richard Gillespie,Caroline Gray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317409489

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Contesting Spain? The Dynamics of Nationalist Movements in Catalonia and the Basque Country by Richard Gillespie,Caroline Gray Pdf

Contesting Spain? The Dynamics of Nationalist Movements in Catalonia and the Basque Country offers an exploration of the dynamics behind contemporary shifts in the orientation of nationalist parties and movements with reference to Catalonia and the Basque country in Spain. The chapters were originally papers presented at a workshop held at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) in September 2014 as part of a research project on ‘The Dynamics of Nationalist Evolution in Contemporary Spain’, whose purpose was to gain a better understanding of why regionally-based nationalist movements have experienced shifting relationships with the Spanish state over time, in some periods appearing content with accommodation between central and regional government and at other times pushing to go beyond autonomist demands to seek sovereignty or even attain full independence. The volume is one of the first to focus comparatively on the rise of pro-sovereignty politics in mainstream nationalist parties, whose evolution has also featured more traditional impulses towards territorial accommodation within the wider state. Using the exceptionally rich laboratory provided by Spain, the book explores the dynamics behind shifts in the orientation of nationalist parties and movements once they have established themselves as electorally successful at regional level. Dimensions to the analysis include: the interaction of nationalist parties with central government; pressures from their support bases; competition between parties within the home region; and international influences. This title is innovative in bringing together experts with a range of disciplinary approaches: primarily political scientists but also historians and scholars located at the cusp between social sciences and humanities.

Author : John Huxtable Elliott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:638821189

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Imperial Spain, 1469-1716 by John Huxtable Elliott Pdf

Author : Jeffrey Zamostny,Susan Larson
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Popular literature
ISBN : 1783206659

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Kiosk Literature of Silver Age Spain by Jeffrey Zamostny,Susan Larson Pdf

The 'Silver Age' of Spain ran from 1898 to 1939 and was characterized by intense urbanization, widespread class struggle and mobility and a boom in mass culture. This book offers the most detailed scholarly analysis of kiosk literature, one of the mass culture's manifestations, examined through the lens of contemporary interdisciplinary theories.

Author : Pedro Alonso O'Crouley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Manuscripts
ISBN : UVA:X000982223

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A Description of the Kingdom of New Spain by Pedro Alonso O'Crouley Pdf

Description of the Kingdom of New Spain of 1774 is a rare, exciting, and colorful addition to the field of Hispanic literature. The original Spanish text, entitled Idea compendiosa del Reyno de Nueva España, is here translated into English and brings to the reader many historical and social aspects of colonial Mexico.

Author : Leonard A. Curchin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Romans
ISBN : 0415023653

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Roman Spain by Leonard A. Curchin Pdf

Author : Janet Mendel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Cookery, Spanish
ISBN : 8492122919

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Cooking in Spain by Janet Mendel Pdf

Complete information about Spain's Regional Specialities and culinary history complete with a Spanish/English glossary with 500 terms