Spain: The Root and the Flower: An Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish People - Hardcover

Crow, John A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520051238 ISBN 13: 9780520051232

Publisher: University of California Press, 1985

Synopsis

John A. Crow updates and expands his classic study of the cultural history of Spain and its people. The scope of this richly textured book is remarkable and includes chapters on Roman Spain, the Jews in Spain, the Moors, life in medieval towns, the Golden Age of Spain, and other epochs in Spanish history. In addition, Crow extensively updates later chapters to reflect changing events in the last ten years in Spain, and he expands his chapter on "Franco's Legacy."

About this title

About the Author:

John A. Crow was Professor Emeritus of Spanish at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was also author of The Epic of Latin America (fourth edition, California, 1992).

Review:

The distinctive features of the book are indeed the authors deep insight into the mores of the country . . . and his enthusiasm for the brilliance of Spains culture. . . The essential political facts are all there, but far more important and meaningful . . . is the environmental lore that Dr. Crow has gleaned from his many journeys since he first went to Spain in 1928. -- Times Literary Supplement

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0520051238
• ISBN 13: 9780520051232
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 455