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Spain
Index
Like its predecessor, this study is an attempt to treat
in a
compact and objective manner the dominant historical,
social,
economic, political, and military aspects of contemporary
Spain.
Sources of information included scholarly books, journals,
and
monographs, official reports of governments and
international
organizations, numerous periodicals, and interviews with
individuals having special competence in Spanish affairs.
Chapter
bibliographies appear at the end of the book; brief
comments on
sources recommended for further reading appear at the end
of each
chapter. Measurements are given in the metric system; a
conversion table is provided to assist readers unfamiliar
with
metric measurements (see
table 1, Appendix ). A glossary
is also
included.
Although there are numerous variations, Spanish
surnames
generally consist of two parts: the patrilineal name
followed by
the matrilineal. In the instance of Felipe Gonzalez
Marquez, for
example, Gonzalez is his father's surname, and Marquez,
his
mother's maiden name. In non-formal use, the matrilineal
name is
often dropped. Thus, after the first mention, we have
usually
referred simply to Gonzalez. A minority of individuals use
only
the patrilineal name.
Data as of December 1988
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