The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village: (Published in Cloth as Santa Maria del Monte) - Paperbackby Ruth Behar (Author) This study of a northern Spanish community shows how the residents of Santa Mar a del Monte have acted together at critical times to ensure the survival of their traditional forms of social organization. The survival of these forms has allowed the villagers, in turn, to weather demographic, political, and economic crises over the centuries. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print on