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Reviews the book 'Agricultura y Sociedad en la Espana Contemporanea,' edited by Benito Gomez and C. and J.J. Rordriguez.

The article presents information related to the research paper entitled "Rural Crisis and the Reproduction of Family Systems: Celibacy As a Problem in the Aragonese Pyrenees." In this paper the changing status of celibacy within the context of socio-economic transformations in the Aragonese Pyrenees of Spain has been analyzed. The paper shows that although celibacy and migration have been present in the area for many years, they have only come to constitute a problem at a conscious level since the economic crisis has prevented these Pyrenean highlanders from emigrating.

The article reports on the tenth congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology held recently at Cordoba, Spain. The reason for the existence of this scientific society is that people feel it worthwhile to communicate with each other. In recent years, the European Society gradually moved from a society focused mainly on European agricultural problems approached from various disciplines, to a society of rural sociologists who are occupied with agricultural and rural problems the world over. This trend will make the Society a more valuable forum for its actual and potential members. The recent congress was not only an occasion for intensified scientific communication, but was also an opportunity for several committees of the Society to hold their meetings.

Reviews the book "The Spanish Lake (The Pacific Since Magellan, Vol. 1)," by O. H. K. Spate.

The article reviews the book "City, Temple, Stage: Eschatological Architecture and Liturgical Theatrics in New Spain," by Jaime Lara.