Spain & Portugal 86

On 25 April 1974, a movement of young captains brought down, with practically no resistance, the dictatorial regime that had been in power for over 40 years in Portugal. In the early hours of that d……続きを見る

Sixteenth-century Spain was small, poor, disunited and sparsely populated. Yet the Spaniards and their allies built the largest empire the world had ever seen. How did they achieve this? Felipe Fern……続きを見る

La prima volta che sono andato a Tenerife è stato nel novembre 2014. Mi colpirono subito sia l'orografia dell'isola che il suo clima, cose che già sapevo per aver letto molto su di essa, ma quello c……続きを見る

La primera vez que llegué a Tenerife fue en noviembre de 2014. Enseguida me llamó la atención tanto la orografía de la isla como su clima, cosas que ya conocía por haber leído mucho sobre ella, pero……続きを見る

This book draws on the life stories told by shepherds, farmers, and their families in the Andalusian region in Spain to sketch out the landscapes, actions, and challenges of people who work in pasto……続きを見る

Today, fallen soldiers of the Second World War find their resting places across the globe. While many nations openly honor their military, Germany maintains a more reserved approach to its war dead.……続きを見る

Dr. Benken’s book is a case study of the life and death of Jan Rodowicz, nom-de-guerre Anoda, who served as a combatant in the Polish pro-independence underground resistance movement during the Seco……続きを見る

Ningún relato o novela sobre la guerra civil puede compararse a A sangre y fuego. Los nueve relatos que componen este libro están considerados por muchos como lo mejor que se ha escrito en España so……続きを見る

“¿Qué soy yo para ellos? Probablemente ni mujer ni hombre, un ser híbrido de una especie particular a quien obedecen ahora sin esfuerzo, que vivía al comienzo a la sombra de su marido, que lo ha ree……続きを見る

AS DITADURAS DO SÉCULO XX EM PORTUGAL, ESPANHA E GRÉCIA. UM DOCUMENTO HISTÓRICO Este livro fala-nos dos que nasceram nos anos 30 e 40 do século passado e foram os jovens revolucionários dos subseque……続きを見る

Este es un libro sobre la historia de España que está relatado mediante una conversación con un personaje ficticio, Pablo Salvat, quien, tras su gentil e imaginaria ayuda en mis libros, va adquirien……続きを見る

This edited volume offers the first overview on human-animal history in the Baltics. Investigating historical entanglements between human and non-human animals from the pre-Christian times to the So……続きを見る

This book presents an original perspective on the variety and intensity of biblical narrative and rhetoric in the evolution of history writing in León-Castile during the twelfth and thirteenth centu……続きを見る

Reconquista. ¿Sí o no? ¿Podemos seguir hablando de Reconquista? ¿En qué medida y con qué cautelas podríamos usar un término que cada vez es más polémico? ¿Es su empleo completamente legítimo? Estas ……続きを見る

UM MERGULHO NA VIDA DAS PESSOAS COMUNS Entre 1933 e 1974, Portugal viveu sob um regime autoritário que influenciou profundamente a vida quotidiana da população. Na memória coletiva, perduram as lemb……続きを見る

Bruno Carvalho conta-nos neste livro as suas experiências de repórter de guerra no Donbass, onde, durante oito meses distribuídos por três «comissões», acompanhou o conflito ucraniano. Esteve pratic……続きを見る

The true story of a colorful and momentous 16th-century voyage, and of the Black mariner whose accomplishment was almost lost to history. It was a voyage of epic scope. In a Spanish plot to break Po……続きを見る

Cuando el 1 de abril de 1939 callaron los cañones y los fusiles de la Guerra Civil, para Francisco Franco terminaba una primera lucha que lo había encumbrado como Caudillo de un movimiento militar y……続きを見る

"[An] utterly compelling account . . . of the intrepidーand sometimes crazyーjournalists who risked everything to report on the Spanish Civil War." ーAmanda Foreman, New York Times–bestselling autho……続きを見る

When Iberian Jews were converted to Catholicism under duress during the Inquisition, many struggled to retain their Jewish identity in private while projecting Christian conformity in the public sph……続きを見る

An "exciting" account of the feud between monarchs, clergy, and explorers that split the globe between Spain and Portugal and made the oceans a battleground ( Kirkus Reviews). When Columbus triumpha……続きを見る

Paseos por Andalucía. Estudio y catálogo de las guías de viaje del siglo XIX propone un itinerario literario y visual a través de la que fue la región preferida por los viajeros románticos. El camin……続きを見る

The Spanish Second Republic, 1931-1939, has been written about widely and remains mired in antifascist, anti-communist, and historical memory controversies. A deep dive into the Soviet, British inte……続きを見る

A corrective to conventional accounts of the reign of Queen Sancha and King Fernando I in medieval Iberia Acclaimed historians Bernard F. Reilly and Simon R. Doubleday tell the story of the reign of……続きを見る

„Eine Frau muß Geld und ein eigenes Zimmer haben, um schreiben zu können“, lautete die Forderung Virginia Woolfs aus dem Jahr 1929. Der Band setzt sich mit den verschiedenen Formen auseinander, die ……続きを見る

In the modern game of soccer, the holding midfield role is arguably one of the most important yet underappreciated positions on the pitch. Rodri, the Spanish international who anchors the midfields ……続きを見る

Este libro es un relato vivido de 57 días de dominio revolucionario de la ciudad de San Sebastián en el verano de 1936, la capital del veraneo de España desde el siglo XIX. Miles de ciudadanos españ……続きを見る

No final de janeiro de 1945, era evidente para a Alemanha que a guerra estava perdida. O Terceiro Reich estava em queda livre e os seus líderes, à exceção dos que se agrupavam em torno de Hitler no ……続きを見る

La Plena Edad Media constituye el periodo de mayor actividad bélica de la historia peninsular, un periodo infausto y épico a partes iguales en el que cristaliza el empuje de los reinos cristianos y ……続きを見る

The book presents the life of Louis Wolowski (1810–1876). Born into a family of Frankist Jews in Warsaw, Wolowski participated in the Polish insurrection of 1830–1831 and later settled in France. Sp……続きを見る