Product Description

This interpretative history of Spain — in Spanish — presents not only the basic political, social, economic, religious and cultural data that constitute the structure of Spanish history, but also singles out and explains those elements that have been decisive in forging the cultural history of Spain. Reflects new developments and trends in the cultural life of Spain during the last few years. Offers a comparative approach — showing the horizontal line connecting Spanish events with those of other nations of the European community with which Spain was in close contact. Extensive coverage of the visual arts and the music of Spain — including more popular forms of music and dance.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #413636 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Language Notes
Text: English, Spanish

From the Publisher
This interpretative history of Spain -- in Spanish -- presents not only the basic political, social, economic, religious and cultural data that constitute the structure of Spanish history, but also singles out and explains those elements that have been decisive in forging the cultural history of Spain.

From the Back Cover

Civilización y cultura de España provides a comprehensive and accessible chronicle of the history and culture of Spain from the prehistoric era to events and cultural trends of the present time. An interpretive history, it presents the basic political, social, economic, religious, and cultural elements that constitute the structure of Spanish history; it explains those elements that have been decisive in forging the cultural identity of Spain.

Features:

·        Each chapter opens with a summary of the main themes.

·        Chronologies outline major events and people and provide historical perspective.

·        End-of-chapter review questions develop critical-thinking skills.

·        Historical and cultural issues are clarified throughout.

·        Comparative approach, connecting major events in Spain with those of other nations of the European community.

·        Self-contained chapters allow for flexibility; students may approach materials chronologically or by topic.

New to this edition is a text-specific Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/cantarino, with a variety of assessment tools for students to measure their understanding of this advanced subject matter. This site also has a wealth of authentic Web links to the arts, literature, music, folklore, and current events in Spain, making for a well-rounded program.

Customer Reviews

An excellent overview of Spanish culture, art and history
I used Cantarino's "Civilización y cultura de España" for some of my classes in Burgos, Spain, and found it to be an excellent supplement to the material that we were studying in class (from prehistory and Atapuerca to post-Franco democratic Spain). Each chapter covers a specific period in Spanish history, along with notes on art, architecture, music, literature for each time period. I found the level of Spanish to be very easy, although it might prove a bit challenging to second or third year Spanish students. The look of the book is a bit outdated (colour photos would have been nice for the art photos!), and the "history" ends at 1996 or so. Overall, a worthy investment, complete with maps, a timeline, a glossary, and plenty of useful, compact information about the most important events and people in Spain throughout the ages.

The best book available to learn all about Spain!!!!!
I took Professor Cantarino's class in college & we used his book, Civilizacion y Cultura, as our textbook. The class itself was terrific and the textbook was excellent. It is the BEST book available if you are interested in Spain's history, art, architecture, and music over the last 2000 years. I still have the book.END

Convoluted and confusing
I bought this book because it was required reading for a class. The text is written in such a way as to be unclear and and very unweildy for third year Spanish students. The vocabulary was very advanced and I found it more helpful to read about the history of Spain on the internet or in the encyclopedia for an overview before thinking about attempting this book. This is not a book that I would strongly recommend to an intermediate student.