The Portuguese : a modern history / Barry Hatton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hatton, Barry, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, Portuguese.

Portugal--History.

Portugal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Signal Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founder member of NATO. Yet it is an inconspicuous and largely overlooked country on the continent's south-west rim.In the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Age of Discovery the Portuguese led Europe out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic and they brought Asia and Europe together. Evidence of their one-time four-continent empire can still be felt, not least in the Portuguese language

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Preface; Dedication; Introduction: Wrestling with Bulls; Like a Stopped Wheel; The Portuguese; 561 by 218; Spontaneous Generosity; Capital and Countryside; Different Textures; Island Idylls; Leading Medieval Europe out of the Mediterranean; A Well-Armed Baker: Portuguese Origins; Gold Rush; Spend, Spend, Spend; Echoes of Empire; "A Silent Presence"; Deep-Felt Kinship; Dictator's Doctrine; Mixed Blood; In Whom Do We Trust?; Neighbours Apart; The Oldest Ally; A Broken Homeland; Earthquake and Invasion; Left Behind

A Dictator's Walled Garden; God, Homeland, Family; Foreign Complicity; War Atrocities; The "Caetano Spring"; A Very Portuguese Coup; "A New Portugal: Extremely Fragile"; Giddy Change; The Good Times Roll; The New Portugal; The "Golden Year"; Gentle Anarchists; Driven Mad; Rebels without a Cause; Zé Povinho: Idiosyncrasy Personified; Sweet Sorrow; Sentimental Nature; Tunes from the Docks; Slow-Food Nation; Land of Plenty; Jewish Sausage and Convent Desserts; Wine and Firewater; That Sinking Feeling; Bad Habits; A Negative Miracle; New Horizons; The EU Generation; Breaking the Mould; New Departures; End Matter; Further Reading; Literature in Translation; Films; Websites; Also Available

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-80526-631-4

1-283-68947-2

1-908493-39-9

OCLC:

778339992