Spain
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A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire: From Beginnings to 1807, Volume I: Portugal
$39.00 Add to cartThe Kingdom of Portugal was created as a by-product of the Christian Reconquest of Hispania. With no geographical raison d’ tre and no obvious political roots in its Roman, Germanic, or Islamic pasts,… [more below]
- Series: A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire 2 Volume Paperback Set
- Author: Disney, A. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 418
- Publish Date: April 13 2009
- ISBN10: 0521603978
- Language: English
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The Spanish Civil War
$32.00 Add to cartThis book presents an original new history of the most important conflict in European affairs during the 1930s, prior to the events that produced World War II – the Spanish Civil War. It describes the… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Essential Histories
- Author: Payne, Stanley G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: August 13 2012
- ISBN10: 0521174708
- Language: English
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The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook
$32.99 Add to cartThe road across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the northwest was one of the three major Christian pilgrimage routes during the Middle Ages, leading pilgrims to the resting place of the Ap
- Author: Gitlitz, David M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 21 2000
- ISBN10: 0312254164
- Language: English
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Brutal Journey: Cabeza de Vaca and the Epic First Crossing of North America
$26.99 Add to cartSchneider’s thorough research and vivid writing create a fast-paced, moving story, one that is difficult to believe and impossible to forget.
A gripping survival epic,
—The New York Times Book Review- Author: Schneider, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0805083200
- Language: English
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The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670: A Documentary History
$30.00 Add to cartThe Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 brings together a collection of documents – all in new English translation – that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples o… [more below]
- Author: Newitt, Malyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 266
- Publish Date: June 28 2010
- ISBN10: 0521159148
- Language: English
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A Cross of Thorns: The Enslavement of California’s Indians by the Spanish Missions
$16.95 Add to cartThe Spanish missions of California have long been misrepresented as places of benign and peaceful coexistence between Franciscan friars and California Indians. In fact, the mission friars enslaved the… [more below]
- Author: Castillo, Elias
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1610353048
- Language: English
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson’s Battle of Trafalgar
$17.99 Add to cart“Strikingly original. . . . Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar.” —The Economist
Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Nicolson, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0060753625
- Language: English
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España: A Brief History of Spain
$35.00 Read more“A book of rich detail.”–The Wall Street Journal
Bestselling author of Ghosts of Spain Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, acce- Author: Tremlett, Giles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1639730575
- Language: English
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The Conquistadors
$12.99 Add to cartWith startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the wor… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Restall, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0195392299
- Language: English
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Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona Vs Real Madrid
$24.99 Add to cartFear and Loathing in La Liga is the definitive history of the greatest rivalry in world sport: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. It’s Messi vs. Ronaldo, Guardiola vs. Mourinho, the nation against the stat… [more below]
- Author: Lowe, Sid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: April 08 2014
- ISBN10: 1568584504
- Language: English
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The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit
$20.00 Add to cartIt has been nearly three decades since Shirley MacLaine commenced her brave and public commitment to chronicling her personal quest for spiritual understanding. In testament to the endurance and vital… [more below]
- Author: MacLaine, Shirley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 01 2001
- ISBN10: 743400739
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Portugal
$32.00 Add to cartThis concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and its search for economic modernisation, political stability and internatio… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Birmingham, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: April 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1108439551
- Language: English
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Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery
$17.99 Add to cartThe story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery–and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history
It bega- Author: Reséndez, Andrés
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0063269066
- Language: English
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Historia de España: Una guÃa fascinante de la historia española, desde la Hispania romana, los visigodos, el Imperio español, los Borbones
$19.97 Add to cartSi desea descubrir la fascinante historia de España, siga leyendo…
A lo largo de los siglos, España ha estado sujeta al señorÃo de otros paÃses. Fue ocupada por los antiguos griegos y romanos, l
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 166
- Publish Date: February 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1637161905
- Language: Spanish
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Pueblos, Spaniards, and the Kindom of New Mexico
$21.95 Add to cartA distinguished historian paints an evenhanded picture of uneasy coexistence For more than four hundred years in New Mexico, Pueblo Indians and Spaniards have lived “together yet apart.” Now the preem… [more below]
- Author: Kessell, John L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: August 05 2008
- ISBN10: 0806141220
- Language: English
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Incantation
$12.99 Add to cartBestselling author Alice Hoffman tears a page from history and melds it with mysticism to create a spellbinding, highly acclaimed tale about the persecution of Jewish people during the sixteenth centu… [more below]
- Author: Hoffman, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0316154288
- Language: English
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First Templar Nation: How Eleven Knights Created a New Country and a Refuge for the Grail
$19.95 Add to cartOverturns the long-established historical narrative about the origins and purpose of the Knights Templar
– Explains how and why the Templars created Europe’s first nation-state, Portugal, with one of- Author: Silva, Freddy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1620556545
- Language: English
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Don Quixote of La Mancha
$22.99 Add to cartNewly introduced by leading Quixote scholar Ilan Stavans, this 400th Anniversary edition of Don Quixote of La Mancha–called the most popular book in history after the Bible and the first modern novel
- Series: Restless Classics
- Author: De Cervantes, Miguel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 1632060752
- Language: English
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La Mujer Loca / The Insane Woman
$23.95 Read moreUna novela inquietante. Un nuevo asedio a lo real
«Millás tiene la capacidad de ver donde otros no alcanzamos ni siquiera a vislumbrar nada . -César Coca, El Correo
«El lenguaje no está… [more below]- Author: Millás, Juan José
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 842047553X
- Language: Spanish
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Family of Pascual Duarte
$15.95 Read moreConfined to a prison cell, thrice-murderer Pascual Duarte recounts his journey from a violent childhood to a life of pain and misfortune; juxtaposing tableaus of country poverty against scenes of bare… [more below]
- Series: Dalkey Archive Essentials
- Author: Cela, Camilo Jose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 166
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1628975059
- Language: English
