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Indispensable Dr I Macias, Bath University An excellent reference work the potential readership of which will surely be far wider that that suggested by the editorial. British Bulletin of Publications An admirable combination of comprehensiveness and compactness. A handy compendium of the most important information about contemporary Spain. Bulletin of Spanish Studies

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