Spanish Dictionary

by Mike Gonzalez

This dictionary provides extensive coverage of contemporary Spanish and English and offers in-depth treatment of vocabulary and usage relevant to both the school and the general user in a handy portable size.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Language, Spanish Literature, Dictionaries, Travel

640 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Mike Gonzalez (born 1943) is a British historian and literary critic, who was Professor of Latin American Studies in the Hispanics Department of the University of Glasgow.

He has written widely on Latin America, especially Cuba and the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Gonzalez characterizes Cuba as a state-capitalist economy rather than socialist.

A long-time member of the British Socialist Workers Party, he testified in Tommy Sheridan's defence at the Sheridan defamation trial and HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan. Gonzalez is also a member of Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement, the party Sheridan formed after the split in the Scottish Socialist Party.

Reviews

[D E]

Purchased this just after arriving in Madrid, around July 2nd, 2000, after I realized that not studying/speaking Español in 8 years makes you ill-prepared to do the simplest things, like read a menu at a restaurant. To this day, I remember random things such as "ajo" is garlic.

[Robin Lionheart · Rating 3 out of 5]

An adequate travel dictionary.