Re-examining the Decline of Spain Richard Kagan writes in his insightful article, "Prescott's Paradigm" that Spanish history is often overshadowed by historians' fixation on the "decline" of Spain. While some of the prejudice could originally be ascribed to anti-Catho...

Essay on Flamenco. Flamenco is not merely a style of music, song or dance from Spain but rather a way of life that influences the daily activities of many individuals. The art of flamenco was intended to be an outward expression of an individuals most profound emotions and the flamen...

" The great dimensions among human kind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural . Nation Sates will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principle conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations." (Huntington...

The Catholic Reformation I INTRODUCTION Counter-Reformation, movement within the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and 17th centuries that sought to revitalize the Church and to oppose Protestantism. Some historians object to the term as implying only the negative elements in the movement, and t...

Table of Contents I. Introduction 1 III. A Definition of Social Movement 3 IV. The Background of the Basque Movement 4 V. The Origins of ETA 5 VI. ETA: From Social Movement to Violence 6 VII. The Government response to ETA violence 7 VIII. Conclusion 9 I. Introduction Terrorism is...