Table of Contents

Preface
1. THE LAND: THE PEOPLE
2. THE DARK BEGINNING
3. THE CROSS, THE CRESCENT, AND THE STAR
4. THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS: CROSS AND SWORD
5. LIFE IN THE MEDIEVAL TOWNS
6. THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE
7. THE GOLDEN AGE: POLITICS AND THE SOCIAL ORDER
8. BELLES-LETTRES IN THE GOLDEN AGE
9. THE FINE ARTS—END OF THE GOLDEN AGE
10. THE BOURBONS
11. MAIN CURRENTS OF SPANISH THOUGHT (1870-1931)
12. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC
13. THE SPANISH REPUBLIC (1931-1939)
14. COMMUNISM AND FASCISM IN SPAIN
15. VALLEY OF THE FALLEN
16. FRANCO'S LEGACY: ORDER AND PROGRESS
A. The Economic Miracle
The Tourist Industry
The Economy
Salaries, Prices, Inflation
B. Problem Areas
Agriculture
Labor
Emigration
17. SPAIN TODAY THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
A Society in Transition
REFERENCES
IMPORTANT DATES IN SPANISH HISTORY
GLOSSARY OF SPANISH WORDS
INDEX

Reviews

"The distinctive features of the book are indeed the author's deep insight into the mores of the country . . . and his enthusiasm for the brilliance of Spain's 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