Madrid (Record no. 1052)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02753nam a2200361 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 946.41 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Stewart, Jules. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Madrid |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | I.B. Tauris, |
| Year of publication | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xx, 266 p., [16] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | From Ma�yr�it to Madrid -- A very Catholic facelift -- A capital idea - but why? -- Days of glorious decadence -- Madrid gets a taste of Bourbon -- 1808 and all that -- Madrid comes of age -- Monarchy is the best policy -- �No pasar�an! -- Euro visions -- Adi�os Franco, hola Almod�ovar -- Epilogue: Madrid in two days (and nights) -- Glossary. |
| 520 2# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | At the heart of the Castilian plateau, far from the seething coastal resorts of Spain, sits the great city of Madrid. Perched some 2,200 feet above the distant sea, it is at once the loftiest and also the most enigmatic of Europe's capitals: difficult to understand for the Spanish and foreigners alike. Its intense character and the abrupt manner and hectic lifestyle of the madrile�nos can make even other Spaniards feel exhausted. Yet Madrid has a rich historical and cultural life which attracts almost eight million visitors per year, drawn to its beautiful palaces and churches, the magnificent collections of the Prado, and the pervasive echoes of a faded empire. Despite its ancient origins, Madrid feels like a modern, youthful city. But the legacy of Madrid's "golden age"--the Spanish colonies from the Andes to the Philippines from which the city derived its wealth--remains evident in the extravagant Baroque fa�cades of the old city. Jules Stewart here provides an insider's account of Madrid and unveils the history and culture of one of Europe's most fascinating, but least understood cities. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10713150 |
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