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Madrid : a cultural and literary companion / Elizabeth Nash.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nash, Elizabeth, 1949-
- Series:
- Cities of the imagination
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Madrid (Spain)--Description and travel.
- Madrid (Spain).
- Madrid (Spain)--History.
- Madrid (Spain)--Social life and customs.
- Popular culture--Spain--Madrid.
- Popular culture.
- Spain--Madrid.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Interlink, 2001.
- Summary:
- Planted by royal whim in a harsh, sun-drenched tableland, Madrid flaunts its distinctive Spanish identity as the most vibrant of Europe's capitals. The author explores the chaotic jumble of a city--a court by turns austere and ostentatious. In squares, parks, streets and monuments old and new, she tracks town aristocrats and artisans, servants and chancers who bred a unique urban culture combining deference and insolence, conformity and flair. Maps and illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1566563682
- OCLC:
- 44727820
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