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In addition to browsing reference books, you may want to read books that treat
Spanish customs, history, art, architecture, or minority cultures in more detail.
Other recommended titles
Spain is Different. Helen Wattley-Ames. Yarmouth, Me.: Intercultural Press, 1999.
Examines Spanish-American relations and Spanish customs, social life, and culture from an American perspective.
Davis Library, DP52 .W38 1999
Spain: the Root and the Flower. John Armstrong Crow. Berkeley: University of California, 1985.
An overview of Spain concentrating on Spanish history with background on Spanish politics, art and literature.
Davis Library, Undergraduate Library, DP48 .C8 1985
Barcelona, the Great Enchantress. Robert W. Kern. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1995.
If you plan to spend time in Barcelona, this book, written by an art critic, gives a
concise overview of the Catalans, and the city's history, art, and architecture.
Davis Library, DP402.B265 H87 2004
The Basque History of the World. Mark Kurlansky. New York: Walker & Co., 1999.
An interesting history of the Basque people full of stories and little-known facts, this book has received shining reviews from the press.
Davis Library, DP302.B46 K85 1999, also available as a
netLibrary audiobook.
Wikipedia also has substantial entries on the Languages of Spain, Spanish cuisine, Cinema of Spain, Catalonia, Basque people, Basque Country, Galicia, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and other major cities.
