Spain, Third Edition The Root and the Flower: an Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish People

Name: Spain, Third Edition The Root and the Flower: an Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish People
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ISBN: 9780520244962

ISBN-10: 0520244966

ISBN-13: 9780520244962

Edition: 3rd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: John A. Crow

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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. The scope of this study is remarkable and includes chapters on Roman Spain, the Jews in Spain, the Moors, life in medieval towns, and the Golden Age of Spain, plus a view of Franco's legacy.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 465
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

John A. Crow was Professor Emeritus of Spanish at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was also author of The Epic of Latin America (fourth edition, California, 1992).




The land : the people



The dark beginning



The cross, the crescent, and the star



The Christian kingdoms : cross and sword



Life in the medieval towns



The Spanish renaissance



The golden age : politics and the social order



Belles-lettres in the golden age



The fine arts - end of the golden age



The Bourbons



Main currents of spanish thought (1870-1931)



The political and social backgrounds of the second republic



The Spanish Republic (1931-1939)



Communism and fascism in Spain



Valley of the fallen



Franco's legacy: order and progress



Spain today the impossible dream