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Aranzazu Ascunce - Barcelona and Madrid - 9781611484243 - V9781611484243
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Barcelona and Madrid

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Description for Barcelona and Madrid Hardback. Throughout history, Barcelona and Madrid have competed in practically every aspect of social life, politics, and culture. By delving deep into the myriad of cultural and political complexities that surround these two cities-from the onset of Futurism to the arrival of Surrealism in Spain-a complex social and cultural network is revealed. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DS; HBJD; JHBT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
For hundreds of years, Barcelona and Madrid have shared a deep rivalry. Throughout history, they have competed in practically every aspect of social life, sport, politics, and culture. While competition between cities is commonplace in many nations around the world, in the case of Barcelona and Madrid it has been, on occasion, excessively antagonistic. Over time they have each tried to demonstrate that one was more modern than the other, or more avant-garde, or richer, or more athletic, and so on.  Fortunately, the Spain of today is a democracy and every nation and region of the State has the liberty ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611484243
SKU
V9781611484243
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Aranzazu Ascunce
Aránzazu Ascunce Arenas is assistant professor of Spanish at the University of Hawaii.

Reviews for Barcelona and Madrid
This is a book about friendships and connections, the "networks" of the Spanish avant-garde that played through an exciting political transformation in the cultural history of the peninsula during the early 20th century. As a harbinger of modernity, the avant-garde movement brought with it new opportunities for Spaniards to learn about one another. The rivalry between Barcelona and Madrid is ... Read more

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