Customer Review: It is very sad that in the presentation of the book you can find in this web, there is not any comment or even a reminder about the man in charge of the survivors of that trip. It was the spaniard Sebastian Elcano and he was the first in circunnavigating the globe. Magallanes died at the half of... more info
To all those reviwers who say that Spain declined due to intolerance and the Inquisition? Please, as compared to whom at the time? Was not England persecuting Catholics and later killing Irish like sheep? Was not Calvino burning his opponents, among them many Spaniards? As to the treatment of... more info
Customer Review: This collection of primary sources concerning the history of Medieval Iberia is quite good for undergraduate study of Muslim Spain, with useful introductions to each source. The predominance of Christian sources may be explained by the fact that many Muslim sources are no longer extant(or did not... more info
Customer Review: First, I paid extra money to have the book deliver quickly, however, I received the book five days later. A friend of mine didn't paid for fast delivery but she got the book 3 days later. I was really disappointed because amazon has always been reliable. SO I paid extra money for nothing. The... more info
Customer Review: As with any form of portraiture, this work has elements of the author's own personal viewpoints and his passion for knowing the country he discusses. I picked this book up at the library because it was briefly unavailable from Amazon. I see it is available again. It is an excellent book, an... more info
Customer Review: This is Jose Saramago's spiritual journey through (primarily rural) Portugal. It's not a light-reading travel narrative. The feeling of this book is something of a cross between Henry Adams and James Michener. It's a book to read slowly and savor, in order to appreciate Saramago's tremendous... more info
Customer Review: Well written and researched. From the preface to the last chapter the learner in you will be rejoicing. A great account of one of histories great exploration eras and the impact on the exploring nation and those they came in contact with. Great job.
Customer Review: It has been proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that Christopher Columbus (aka, Cristobal Colom) was indeed a venetian... of converso-jewish-catalan extraction. Neither he nor his heirs seemed to mind Vespucci's "usurpation" which, by the way, has also been proved to be a fabrication. See excerpt... more info
Customer Review: Ramon Sender fuses symbolism and realism in this account of the effect of the Spanish Civil War on a small Aragonese population. He reclaims the image of Christ crucified for the Republican side. This image had been used by Nationalists to symbolise the fate of Spain. It is here won forever for... more info
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