The Basque country : a cultural history / Paddy Woodworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodworth, Paddy, 1951-

Series:

Landscapes of the imagination

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

País Vasco (Spain).

Physical Description:

xxviii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Land of stone, iron, glass : land of the Basques

Wherixe are we, exactly?, and what will we call this place?

A short version of a long history : from the Stone Age to the Civil War

Bai, bai, Urdaibai : cave paintings, painted trees, tree of Gernika

The fronton at the heart of life : the power and beauty of pelota

Cinco villas : Pio Baroja, flying Mari, sword dances, and sorcery

Gastronomy : some answers to the most urgent Basque question

Wow, Bilbao! : the transformation of a tough city

From the music of labour, to music as a labour of love

Obaba in Asteasu : the Basque village as a literary universe

Serious fun : fiestas in Laguardia

Don't mention the war : the dark side of Basque and Spanish politics

Bay of Biscay : whales, Belle Epoque, decapitated geese, sexual politics

Navaree, heartland or hinterland?

Mountain high : pleasure and penitence and pagan gods

Iparralde : the Basques on the other side of the mountains

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780195328004

0195328000

OCLC:

122423849

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