History
Mier, Fray Servando Teresa de
The story of the life in exile in Europe of one of the most original of missionary thinkers, banished from Mexico for his unorthodox teachings, which challenged the justification for Spanish colonialism.
£20.00 h/b
Atlas de la transición
Santacana, Carles
Indispensable guide to modern Spain, covering five main topics: Franquismo; from the death of Carrero Blanco to the death of Franco; political reform and the Constitution of 1978; the government of the UCD; and the first socialist government. Also contains mini-biographies of 14 of the leading figures in 20th-century Spain, as well as a glossary, photographs and maps.
£12.55 p/b
La transición a la democracia: España 1975-1982
Soto, Alvaro
Based on recent research, an account of Spain's transition to democracy after the death of Franco, and the way in which that transition has fostered new moral and civic attitudes.
£4.99 p/b
La transición en el País Vasco y España: historia y memoria
Ugarte, Javier
An anthology of texts presented at the 1996 Symposium on Transition, held in Vitoria, with texts by various authors on the transition to democracy in Spain, but particularly in the Basque region.
£13.95 p/b
El tiempo amarillo: memorias ampliadas, 1921-1998
Fernán-Gómez, Fernando
The moving but also at times hilarious memoirs of the author of Las bicicletas son para verano, covering a fascinating period in Spanish history, from the days of the Republic to the threshold of the new millennium.
£20.45 p/b
Diccionario histórico de Hispanoamérica
Molinie-Bertrand, A.
A topic-by-topic pocket guide to Latin American history, in the Acento Flash series.
£3.95 p/b
Historia de España (1936-1996) en la literatura española contemporánea
Díaz Arenas, Angel
A journey through Spanish history since the Civil War, as portrayed in recent Spanish literature.
£10.65 p/b
Franco 'caudillo de España'
Preston, Paul
Twenty years after his death, is it possible to make a sober assessment of Franco? Like the absolute monarchs of earlier eras, 'el caudillo' wanted to be responsible only to God and to history. So what is the judgement of history?
£5.99 p/b
Arms for Spain
Howson, Gerald
A heroically researched study of the political machinations and financial trickery that so badly undermined the attempts of the Republican government to buy weapons.
£25.00 h/b
Biografía de España
García de Cortázar, Fernando
An anthology of original documents illuminating key moments in Spanish history from the Phoenicians through to the present day, with commentaries by one of Spain's most celebrated, and most readable, academics.
£17.95 h/b
Historia de España
Tusell, Javier
An anthology of essays on Spanish history from the earliest time to the present day, written by José-Luis Martín, Carlos Martínez Shaw y Javier Tusell.
£31.00 p/b
Comrades
Preston, Paul
A new interpretation of the course, causes and characters of the Spanish Civil War, from Franco to La Pasionaria, and from Salvador Madariaga to Primo de Rivera.
£19.99 h/b
El linaje de Aitor: la invención de la tradición vasca
Juaristi, Jon
A study of the relation between the Basque nationalist movement of today and the image of Basque identity promoted in the literature and mythoology of the past.
£17.55 h/b
Into the heart of the fire: the British in the Spanish Civil War
Hopkins, James K.
A vivid account of the experiences of British volunteers in the International Brigades, drawing on the fascinating archive of the Brigades held in the Marx Memorial Library in London.
£35.00 h/b
The Grand Strategy of Philip II
Parker, Geoffrey
An investigation of the strengths and weaknesses of the stragetic vision of Philip II, ruler of the first global empire in history.
£25.00 h/b
Philip of Spain
Kamen, Henry
Paperback edition of the first full-scale biography of the man who ruled over the most extensive empire in history.
£9.95 p/b
ETA: estrategias organizativas y actuaciones (1978-1992)
Domínguez Iribarren, Florencio
An examination of ETA's refusal for many years to reject violence, and of the importance of individual dissent from the armed struggle.
£17.50 p/b
Geografía e historia 1
González Gallego, I., et al.
Aimed at fist-year secondary school students and divided into three parts: the earth, Spain and world history. The part dedicated to Spain covers the following topics: physical geography, climate, population, the countryside, the sea, industry and services, cities, and regional diversity. Within each topic there are separate studies of enviromental issues such us: national parks, water shortages, wind power and other natural resources. Plus short articles from the press reflecting on some of today's problems.
£12.99 p/b
Los catalanes en la historia de España
Vaca de Osma, José Antonio
A fascinating study of the ambiguous relationship that Catalonia has had with the rest of the Iberian peninsular.
£15.55 p/b
History of the Inca realm
Canseco, María Rostworowski de Díez
A classic work of ethno-historical research, drawings on a variety of published and unpublished documents, and examining every aspect of Inca life, from religious and social beliefs to trade and daily life.
£35.00 h/b
Las autonomías: Historia de su configuración territorial
Garrigós, Eduardo
£4.50 p/b
Anarcho-syndicalism
Rocker, Rudolf
New edition of the classic text on anarcho-syndicalism, written during the Spanish Civil War to explain the ideology of the Spanish revolution to the general public.
£11.99 p/b
Zapatista: reinventing revolution in Mexico
Holloway, John, and Peláez, Eloina, ed.
Writings by Mexican, American and British writers on the rise of the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación and on the global and domestic significance of the Zapatista uprising in the Chiapas region of Mexico.
£40.00 h/b
Actividad teatral en la región de Madrid según los protocolos de Juan García de Albertos: 1634-1660
Varey, J.E., and Davis, Charles
Documentation of the protocolos (registers of contracts) kept by García de Albertos, who was appointed Escribano de teatros in 1639.
£40.00 h/b
The crisis of democracy in Spain
Townson, Nigel
An account of centrist politics in the days of the Spanish republic, drawing on the diaries of Manuel Azaña and revealing the extent of masonic influence within the conservative wing of the republican movement.
£16.95 p/b
History of the Inca realm
Canseco, María Rostworowksi de Díez
A classic work of ethno-historical research, drawings on a variety of published and unpublished documents, and examining every aspect of Inca life, from religious and social beliefs to trade and daily life.
£12.95 p/b
La década socialista: el ocaso de Felipe González
Tusell, Javier, et al.
£8.99 p/b
La guerra civil española
Vilar, Pierre
A well-received study of the immediate causes of the Civil War, of the ideological and cultural background, and of the key military events. Recommended by A level boards.
£5.99 p/b
La España que bosteza: apuntes para una historia crítica de la Transición
Cebrián, Juan Luis
Recommended by A level boards'.
£7.99 p/b
La democracia en España
García Morillo, Joaquín
A guide to the Spanish political system, emphasising the changes that have taken place since the advent of democracy.
£5.50 p/b
The Maya world: Yucatec culture and society, 1550-1850
Restall, Matthew
A social and cultural history of the Maya people of the province of Yucatán, from the Spanish conquest of the region to its incorporation into an independent Mexico.
£14.95 p/b
Nationalism and the nation in the Iberian peninsula
Mar-Molinero, Clare, and Smith, Angel, ed.
An anthology of writings on the roots of Iberian nationalism and the conflicts and tensions that nationalism has given rise to in the 20th century
£34.99 h/b
El piloto del cambio: el rey, la Monarquía y la transición a la democracia.
Powell, Charles T.
£13.95 p/b
Felipe II y su tiempo
Fernández Alvarez, Manuel
A study of Spain during the reign of Felipe II in the 16th century.
£24.99 p/b
La dictadura de Franco
Tusell, Javier
An analysis of Franco's regime and its affinities with other right-wing regimes.
£6.55 p/b
El pensamiento español en la era de Franco (1939-1975)
Díaz, Elias
The transition from dictatorship to democracy in Spain did not happen overnight, but was the result of a gradual process over a period of many years. This study looks at attempts at liberalization both by those within the regime and by members of the democratic opposition. 2nd edn.
£8.55 p/b
Franco 'caudillo': mito y realidad
Reig Tapia, Alberto
Rigorously documented and based on many years of research, the author offers a critical analysis of the political mythology of franquismo.
£8.25 p/b
Las tres Españas del 36
Preston, Paul
Hugely popular account of the Civil War through the eyes of those not directly involved in the radical and partisan confrontations. These people - who made up what Preston calls 'the third Spain' - did not believe war was the way to solve Spain's problems.
£15.95 h/b
España puesta a prueba, 1976-1996
Pérez-Díaz, Victor
A study of the reasons for the demise of the socialist government of Felipe González, and of the implications for Spanish democracy.
£11.45 h/b
España y las Españas
González Antón, Luis
A journey through Spanish history, emphasising the affinity of the country as a whole, and of its individual regions, with other western European nations.
£8.95 p/b
May 1999