Spain, Third Edition

Spain, Third Edition
Author: John A. Crow
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2005-05-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520244962

A readable and erudite study of the cultural history of Spain and its people.

Ghosts of Spain

Ghosts of Spain
Author: Giles Tremlett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2008-03-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802716741

An eloquent odyssey through Spain's dark history journeys into the heart of the Spanish Civil War to examine the causes and consequences of a painful recent past, as well as its repercussions in terms of the discovery of mass graves containing victims of Franco's death squads and the lives of modern-day Spaniards. Reprint.

Stories from Spain / Historias de España, Premium Third Edition

Stories from Spain / Historias de España, Premium Third Edition
Author: Genevieve Barlow
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2017-08-11
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1260010376

Enjoy tales from Spain while sharpening your new language skills! Practice and improve your reading skills in your new language while enjoying the support of your native tongue with Stories from Spain, Third Edition. Both insightful and practical, this book features Spanish and English stories presented in a side-by-side format that saves you the inconvenience of constantly having to look up unfamiliar words and expressions in a dictionary. Simply read as much as you can understand in your new language and refer to the facing page for help, if needed. A bilingual vocabulary list featured at the end of the book serves as a handy reference for new words. The best way to learn about a new culture is through its folktales and legends. The eighteenth fascinating stories offer valuable insights into the rich culture of Spain. And now you can hear the stories read aloud by native Spanish speakers online and via app. This new edition gives you access to a full 60 minutes of audio—twelve of the stories included in the book. Hearing the stories read aloud in their original language will help increase your comprehension and pronunciation skills even more. Stories from Spain, Third Edition brings you: • A convenient side-by-side presentation with English on one page and Spanish on the facing page • Eighteen short stories from Spain • Extensive English-Spanish and Spanish-English vocabulary lists • 60 minutes of audio recordings read by native Spanish speakers and available online or via app

A Concise History of Spain

A Concise History of Spain
Author: William D. Phillips, Jr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2010-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521607213

Engaging history of the rich cultural, social and political life of Spain from prehistoric times to the present.

Spain

Spain
Author: Lucy McCauley
Publisher: Travelers' Tales
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2002
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781885211781

What's it like to be there? "Travellers' Tales" gives the best possible answer through the true stories of other travelers. Journey into Spain with some of the world's best writers, and discover a country of heightened senses, bougainvillea blossoming in crimson and orange, and air pungent with sizzling olive oil. A sensuous journey into a land of mystery and beauty.

Stories from Spain/Historias de Espana, Second Edition

Stories from Spain/Historias de Espana, Second Edition
Author: Genevieve Barlow
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2010-05-02
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 007170325X

Enjoy the tales of Spain--in Spanish and in English! In Stories from Spain/Historias de Espana, we've placed the Spanish and English stories side by side--lado a lado--so you can practice and improve your reading skills in your new language while enjoying the support of your native tongue. This way, you'll avoid the inconvenience of constantly having to look up unfamiliar words and expressions in a dictionary. Read as much as you can understand, and then look to the facing page for help if necessary. As you read, you can check your comprehension by comparing the two versions of the story. You'll also find a bilingual vocabulary list at the end of the book, so you'll have a handy reference for new words. Stories from Spain/Historias de Espana gives you the chance to Enjoy 18 tales that will introduce you to an array of characters--kings, nobles, rogues, and pirates Fine-tune your language skills while gaining insight into the rich cultural heritage of the Spanish people Improve your reading and listening skills with free audio downloads of six chapters from the book at mhprofessional.com Genevieve Barlow and William N. Stivers are experienced Spanish educators and authors.

The A to Z of Spanish Culture

The A to Z of Spanish Culture
Author: Pilar Orti
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2018-04-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780244662813

The author Pilar Ort' was born and bred in Spain. She grew up in a society trying to figure out how to adapt to its new found freedom and how best to join the rest of Europe. Having lived in London now for over twenty years (time flies!), Pilar has written this ""A to Z of Spanish Culture"" with plenty of perspective, a bit of nostalgia and above all, a desire to demystify a country that is still represented abroad by toros and flamenco. This light book about Spain is divided into different chapters, each headed by a Spanish word that opens up a whole aspect of Spanish culture: Spain's history, its society, traditions, art, gastronomy or language

Dirty Spanish

Dirty Spanish
Author: Juan Caballero
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2011-05-10
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1569759537

GET D!RTY! Next time you’re traveling or just chattin’ in Spanish with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: • cool slang • funny insults • explicit sex terms • raw swear words Dirty Spanish teaches the casual expressions heard every day on the streets of Spain and Latin America: • What’s up? ¿Qué tal? • I’m shitfaced. Estoy mamado. • Check out all the hotties! ¡Mírale las bomboncitas! • Will you suck me off? ¿Me lo chuparías? • I have the runs. Yo tengo un chorrillo. • What a motherfucker! ¡Qué conchesuma! • That forward is legit. Es chévere ese delantero.

Contemporary Spanish Politics

Contemporary Spanish Politics
Author: José María Magone
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2009
Genre: Spain
ISBN: 0415421888

With a focus predominantly on the two governments of José Maria Aznar between 1996 and 2004, and the José Luis Zapatero government after 2004, this book provides an introduction for students of Spain's history and its contemporary politics.