The Spaniards: An Introduction to Their History (California Library Reprint Series) [Hardcover]

Americo Castro (Author), Willard F. King (Translator), Selma Margaretten (Translator)

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Text: English, Spanish (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Hardcover: 638 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (February 25, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520054695
• ISBN-13: 978-0520054691
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,708,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A penetrating insight into the character of the Spanish soul, July 26, 1999

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This review is from: The Spaniards: An Introduction to Their History (California Library Reprint Series) (Hardcover)

Americo Castro, himself a Spaniard, has done a remarkable job of revealing to the interested student the peculiarity of the Spanish mind. Because of the intensity of the Spanish spirit and the strength of its culture, what is revealed is, I discovered, applicable to Hispanic peoples as a whole, be they of the Old World or the New. Read first the Addendum and Appendix. They more than hint at what to expect, and provide a reference point from which to judge more current events, such as the NAZI holocaust, Communist Russia's banishments to Siberia and, most recently, the Serbian expulsion of Kosovars. It is a work most suited to the serious student in search of a deeper understanding of human nature and the development of antagonistic cultures. A brilliant work of Spanish History and, because of Spain's considerable influence at the height of its glory, a must for anyone familiar with the language, but who needs more cultural insight.