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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Moorish Spain Moorish Spain R. A. Fletcher Beginning in the year 711 and continuing for nearly a thousand years, the Islamic presence survived in Spain, at times flourishing, and at other times dwindling into warring fiefdoms. But the culture… OL106467W
Spanish Spaces Spanish Spaces Ann Davies Spanish Spaces is a pioneering study that marries contemporary cultural geography with contemporary Spanish culture. The field of cultural geography has grown both extensively and rapidly, as has the… OL20930468W
Culture and Customs of Spain (Culture and Customs of Europe) Culture and Customs of Spain (Culture and Customs of Europe) Edward F. Stanton "Modern Spain is described in this overview of its variety of landscape, people, and culture. Included are chapters on religion, customs, media, cinema, literature, performing arts, and visual arts, … OL3950507W
The arts of intimacy The arts of intimacy Maria Menocal,Abigail Krasner,Jerrilynn Denise Dodds "The Arts of Intimacy is the story of Iberia's medieval cities - Cordoba, Seville, and above all Toledo - from the eleventh through the fourteenth centuries, a watershed in the making of a world reco… OL4651255W
Histories, cultures, and national identities Histories, cultures, and national identities Christine Arkinstall "The processes and problematics of the construction of national identities have been a central concern in Hispanism in recent years. Much work remains to be done on women's contributions to Spanish n… OL6028320W
Omweg naar Santiago Omweg naar Santiago Cees Nooteboom Consisting of 25 essays on Spain, it is a kind of love letter to a country, which held for the author a deep fascination over many years and about which he is exceptionally knowledgeable. OL643731W
Vandals to Visigoths Vandals to Visigoths Karen Eva Carr "Vandals to Visigoths will appeal to historians of Rome as well as of early medieval Europe and Spain. Anthropologists, economists, and political scientists who study Late Antiquity and the medieval … OL8246907W
Guardians of Islam Guardians of Islam Kathryn Miller "Muslim enclaves within non-Islamic politics are commonly believed to have been beleaguered communities undergoing relentless cultural and religious decline. Cut off from the Islamic world, these Mus… OL9209650W