Product Description: "The tourist Venice is Venice," Mary McCarthy once observed—a sentiment very much in line with what most of the fourteen million tourists who visit the city each year experience, but at the same time a painful reality for the 65,000 Venetians who actually live there...read more

Offers a detailed look at the Spanish bullfight, discusses the social aspects of the spectacle, and explains the role of each participant

Product Description: For many, the image of Spain is the Costa del Sol with its huge hotels, crowded beaches, "English food served" signs, evening entertainments of "typical" flamenco shows, sangria and tasteless paella. Most visitors know little more of Spain than this, but beyond the Meditteranean coast there is a very different country - a country with a variety of scenery ranging from mountains and lakes to semi-desert, a country with a rich and complex history and culture which have left their monuments, a country which is also perhaps the most dynamic in Western Europe...read more