Getting it Wrong in Spain

Getting it Wrong in Spain
Author: Susana Belenguer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2017-10-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 131752537X

This book brings together different and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Spanish Civil War, its victims, its contentious ending, and its aftermath. In exploring the slow demise of republican ideals, contributors range over many diverse historical and cultural topics — discussing, for instance, the attitudes of both Left and Right to the poet Federico García Lorca and to his assassination, examining the documentary evidence offered in surviving memoirs of the Civil War, and assessing the major characteristics of the new order in Spain under Franco. Cinematic and literary depictions of the Civil War and its consequences are also studied. Other topics investigated include: contemporary French reactions to the Spanish conflict, Stalinist policies towards Spain, the activities and motives of the anarcho-syndicalists and the role of the International Brigades. This collection of essays published on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, not only places the events and experiences studied within the context of the ‘new state’ of Franco’s Spain, but also offers timely fresh insights into wider European and international issues during what was a period of seismic change in world history. This book was originally published as a special issue of Bulletin of Spanish Studies.

Pagan Spain

Pagan Spain
Author: Richard Wright
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2022-08-16
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Pagan Spain" by Richard Wright. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Spain Or Shine

Spain Or Shine
Author: Michelle Jellen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2005
Genre: Foreign study
ISBN: 9780142403686

Overshadowed at home by her over-achieving siblings, sixteen-year-old Elena Holloway spends a semester in Spain, where she explores her talents in a theater class and tries to attract the attention of a handsome boy.

Only in Spain

Only in Spain
Author: Nellie Bennett
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1402293879

Why don't' you...run away with the gypsies? Ten-hour shifts in a high-end department store and catering to snooty customers...Nellie Bennett's life wasn't supposed to turn out this way. But maybe all she needs to do is infuse a little passion into her routine—through flamenco dance lessons, for instance. What Nellie doesn't realize is that flamenco is not just a dance—it's a way of life that seems much more enticing than her depressing retail gig. So she packs her suede dance shoes and leaves everything she knows behind, flying halfway around the world to seek the authentic experience in Seville, where the dark-eyed gypsy boys and mouth-watering tapas are enough to make Nellie want to stay in Spain forever. And why shouldn't she? Only in Spain is a foot-stomping, full-on firecracker of a memoir—crackling with energy, food, dance, gypsies, and love—that will capture your heart with the first "Olé!" "A vivid, entertaining memoir...Bennett had me itching to pack my bag and join her."—Ann Vanderhoof, author of An Embarrassment of Mangoes and The Spice Necklace

Moving To Spain

Moving To Spain
Author: David Wright
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2018-10-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9781728722689

For those people thinking of Moving To Spain or already living in Spain this book will help you make your move and new life in Spain easier as it is packed with first hand experiences, stories, tips and advice along with loads of valuable contacts and information numbers at the end of each chapter.Hear from a British expat who has lived and worked in Spain for over 16 years and now married to a Spanish girl. Learn firsthand about all the documents that you will need and where to get it all from as well as personal accounts of life living and working in Spain. Get all the information here and Avoid the mistakes many Brits make when moving to Spain and make your move a smooth and long lasting one.Personal stories and accounts of the lives of Expats that struggle and succeed here.Read what you need to do first and how to avoid the mistakes so many Brits make when moving to Spain.This is an E Book full of valuable information on real life living and working in Spain. Packed with tips, advice and direct contacts that you will need to make your move to Spain stress free.A sometimes blunt but truthful account of the real life in Spain that may shock you but will give you all the facts so as you can get it right first time.

The News from Spain

The News from Spain
Author: Joan Wickersham
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307958892

The author of the acclaimed memoir The Suicide Index returns with a virtuosic collection of stories, each a stirring parable of the power of love and the impossibility of understanding it. Spanning centuries and continents, from eighteenth-century Vienna to contemporary America, Joan Wickersham shows, with uncanny exactitude, how we never really know what’s in someone else’s heart—or in our own.

Beggars in Spain

Beggars in Spain
Author: Nancy Kress
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2009-05-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061931950

In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep. Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha and the other "Sleepless" are outcasts -- victims of blind hatred, political repression, and shocking mob violence meant to drive them from human society ... and, ultimately, from Earth itself. But Leisha Camden has chosen to remain behind in a world that envies and fears her "gift" -- a world marked for destruction in a devastating conspiracy of freedom ... and revenge.

Getting It Wrong

Getting It Wrong
Author: W. Joseph Campbell
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520291298

Many of American journalism’s best-known and most cherished stories are exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media-driven myths, and they attribute to the news media and their practitioners far more power and influence than they truly exert. In Getting It Wrong, writer and scholar W. Joseph Campbell confronts and dismantles prominent media-driven myths, describing how they can feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect blame from policymakers. Campbell debunks the notions that the Washington Post’s Watergate reporting brought down Richard M. Nixon’s corrupt presidency, that Walter Cronkite’s characterization of the Vietnam War in 1968 shifted public opinion against the conflict, and that William Randolph Hearst vowed to “furnish the war” against Spain in 1898. This expanded second edition includes a new preface and new chapters about the first Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960, the haunting Napalm Girl photograph of the Vietnam War, and bogus quotations driven by the Internet and social media.

Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia
Author: George Orwell
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2024-10-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Step into the heart of revolutionary Spain with George Orwell's powerful account, Homage to Catalonia. In this poignant narrative, Orwell recounts his firsthand experiences fighting in the Spanish Civil War, offering a vivid and deeply personal perspective on the political and social upheaval of the time. Orwell’s writing brings to life the intense struggles, challenges, and betrayals he witnessed as he joined the militia in Catalonia. With sharp clarity, he paints a stark picture of the ideological divides that tore the country apart, and the complexities of war that blurred the lines between friend and foe.But here's the twist that will captivate you: What does Orwell’s experience reveal about the nature of truth, power, and the human spirit during times of war? Can we learn from the past to avoid repeating its mistakes? This extraordinary memoir offers a rare look into the realities of war, filled with unflinching honesty and a deep sense of humanism. Through Orwell’s eyes, the reader gains an intimate understanding of the personal costs of conflict and the difficult choices soldiers had to make. Are you ready to witness the raw, unfiltered truths of war as seen through the eyes of one of history's most influential writers?Dare to immerse yourself in the brutal honesty of Homage to Catalonia and experience a unique chapter of history that continues to resonate today. Purchase it now, and begin your journey through Orwell’s compelling narrative of war, ideology, and survival.

MTV Spain

MTV Spain
Author: Fernando Gayesky
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2007-05-07
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0764587722

The Coolest Deals On Everything —from drinks in old-school cuevas, to wining and dining on tapas crawls, and sweet digs in designer hotels The Best Places to Get Your Fiesta On —whether you’re in the mood to chill, dance, dress up, get wet, or get wild (or some combination thereof) The Hottest Music and Nightlife —from electronic mega festivals, to gritty Flamenco peñas, and drumming circles around bonfires The Insider Eating and Drinking Scene —from bull's tail and Michelin stars to foam tortillas and Spanish hot chocolate The Best Spanish Attractions —From all things bullish (fighting, running, and otherwise), to bargain hunting at flea markets, skydiving in a remote region of Aragon, or arting and museuming among the masters in Madrid and Barcelona A What’s What Guide for Following Your Bliss —Walk the trail of the medieval pilgrims, dive for underwater roman ruins, relax Moorish style in an Arabian bath, or siesta on a sunny, white-sand beach Exploring Spain, MTV Style - free podcast on Frommers.com