Spain and S Guide - Resources and Review

Listing of political resources relevant to Spain, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Offers details of the Spanish Biblioteca Nacional (BNE), publications, library access and opening times, services, international projects and resources of bibliographic interest. Information in English and Spanish.
 
Provides information on archives around the world which contain records of foreign investment in Spain between 1780 and 1914. Outlines the importance of such investment to Spain, and offers an alphabetical list of investors with background information and details of particular companies.
 
Set of maps produced by the CIA covering the political and ethnic boundaries, administrative divisions and major defence industries in all countries in Europe.
 
A structured site for locating information about Andalucia, one of the largest and the southernmost of Spain's autonomous regions. Includes general information about Andalucia, its history, tourism, language, government and politics, economy and industry, the media, food and drink, education and business.
 
Alphabetical list of academic and other libraries in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
 
Detailed handbook describing the history of Spain and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
 
Basic reference information about Spain, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Official information about Spain and its government, mostly in Spanish.
 
Extensive index to European archaeological resources, organised by country.
 
Alphabetical list of academic and other libraries in Spain.
 
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
 
Brief guide to the history and highlights of the El Prado Museum in Madrid, Originally built to be a science museum at the end of the 17th century, El Prado became one of the world's first public art museums when it opened in 1819 to house the Royal art collection. There are now more than 1,500 works of art are on display, though not online.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Spain, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Offers original articles and features about Spanish culture, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include arts, bullfighting, cities, gastronomy, government, history, languages, literature, museums, newspapers in Spanish, Catalonian and Galician, traditions and sport.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Spain. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Searchable directory of places, government resources, entertainment, historical information, news, hotels, classifieds, and much more. Available in English and Spanish.
 
Full texts of recent but out
of-print university press monographs relating to the peoples and nations of the Iberian Peninsula, focusing on the period 500-1500 AD. Author and title catalogues are provided.
 
Features, highlights and back issues of this daily newspaper, in Spanish.
 
Basic reference information about Gibraltar, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Basic reference information about Spain, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Designed as a Web companion to the film of the same name, this resource details the Spanish
American war of 1898, which is credited with being the first media war, and the war that established the United States as an imperial world power. Features a transcript of the film, a time-line of events prior to and after the war, and galleries providing headlines, cartoons, and sheet music from the period.
 
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