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In the last quarter of the twentieth century a considerable number of Spanish films were involved in the task of essaying the nation, that is, of attempting to make it or make it over, of trying to reshape a national identity inexorably dictated by General Francisco Franco up to his death. The book explores four major issues in this regard: 1) the filmic negotiations of the borders of the nation, focusing particularly on the debated and controversial development of Basque cinema vis- -vis the films produced in the rest of Spain; 2) the persistence of the old obsession with violence, thought of as an inescapable native trait, in a large amount of post-dictatorial films; 3) the newfound insati...
"SPANISH VISIONS"Robert Bovington is an Englishman living in Spain. He is enthusiastic about his adopted country and its people - so much so, that he has written a number of books including "SPANISH IMPRESSIONS". "SPANISH VISIONS" is a pictorial companion to "SPANISH IMPRESSIONS" and provides the reader with a photographic impressions of a country that is a dynamic member of modern Europe - a country that until not so long ago was ruled by a military dictator following the ravages of a Civil War.From Almería in sun-kissed Andalucía to Zaragoza in historic Aragón; from ancient Antequera to Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque country; the author takes the reader on a tour of Spain. He visits the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Córdoba's Mezquita and the Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela. He explores Spain's diverse natural landscapes - the Picos de Europa, the Sierra Nevada, the Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote and the vast plains of La Mancha.
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Archaeologists are increasingly aware of issues of gender when studying past societies; women are becoming better represented within the discipline and are attaining top academic posts. However, until now there has been no study undertaken of the history of women in European archaeology and their contribution to the development of the discipline. Excavating Women discusses the careers of women archaeologists such as Dorothy Garrod, Hanna Rydh and Marija Gimbutas, who against all odds became famous, as well as the many lesser-known personalities who did important archaeological work. The collection spans the earliest days of archaeology as a discipline to the present, telling the stories of w...