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Historical Dictionary of Portugal
Wheeler, Douglas L.; Opello, Walter C.
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Portugal
Hardback. The third edition of Historical Dictionary of Portugal greatly expands on the second edition through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as on significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe. Num Pages: 428 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Portugal is a small Western European nation with a large, distinctive past replete with both triumph and tragedy. One of the continent's oldest nation-states, Portugal has frontiers that are essentially unchanged since the late 14th century. The country's unique character and 850-year history as an independent state present several curious paradoxes. As of 1974, when much of the remainder of the Portuguese overseas empire was decolonized, Portuguese society appeared to be the most ethnically homogeneous of the two Iberian states and of much of Europe. This, in spite of the fact that Portuguese society had received during 2,000 years of ... Read more
Portugal is a small Western European nation with a large, distinctive past replete with both triumph and tragedy. One of the continent's oldest nation-states, Portugal has frontiers that are essentially unchanged since the late 14th century. The country's unique character and 850-year history as an independent state present several curious paradoxes. As of 1974, when much of the remainder of the Portuguese overseas empire was decolonized, Portuguese society appeared to be the most ethnically homogeneous of the two Iberian states and of much of Europe. This, in spite of the fact that Portuguese society had received during 2,000 years of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Europe
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810860889
SKU
V9780810860889
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About Wheeler, Douglas L.; Opello, Walter C.
Douglas L. Wheeler has taught, lectured, and widely published a broad range of scholarly materials since 1961 and who has advanced the study of Portugal in the wider world also through professional journals he edited and research organizations. He has been honored by two decorations awarded in 1993 and 2004 by Portugal's Government. Walter C. Opello Jr. retired in ... Read more
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Portugal
This third edition of a title in the Historical Dictionaries of Europe series covers Portuguese political, economic, cultural, and social history. The volume begins with physical and political maps of Portugal, a chronology from 15,000 BCE to 2008, and an introduction to and overview of Portuguese history. This material is followed by entries in alphabetical order and appendixes listing monarchs, ... Read more