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The Basque Country: A Cultural History
Paddy Woodworth
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Description for The Basque Country: A Cultural History
Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the Basque Country, exploring the region's violent political past, its distinctive folk culture and its achievements in the fields of literature, architecture and the arts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DSE; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
The Basque Country is a land of fascinating paradoxes and enigmas. Home to one of Europe's oldest people and most mysterious languages, with a living folklore rich in archaic rituals and dances, it also boasts a dynamic post-modern energy, with the reinvention of Bilbao creating a model for the twenty-first-century city of cultural services and information technologies. Hugging the elbow of the Bay of Biscay on both the French and Spanish sides of the Pyrenees, this small territory abounds in big contrasts, ranging from moist green valleys to semi-desert badlands, from snowy sierras to sandy beaches, from harsh industrial landscapes ... Read more
The Basque Country is a land of fascinating paradoxes and enigmas. Home to one of Europe's oldest people and most mysterious languages, with a living folklore rich in archaic rituals and dances, it also boasts a dynamic post-modern energy, with the reinvention of Bilbao creating a model for the twenty-first-century city of cultural services and information technologies. Hugging the elbow of the Bay of Biscay on both the French and Spanish sides of the Pyrenees, this small territory abounds in big contrasts, ranging from moist green valleys to semi-desert badlands, from snowy sierras to sandy beaches, from harsh industrial landscapes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd Oxford
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
506g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904955313
SKU
V9781904955313
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About Paddy Woodworth
PADDY WOODWORTH has written about the Basque Country for 30 years, and is the author of Dirty War, Clean Hands: ETA, the GAL and Spanish Democracy, described by Paul Preston as one of the best books ever published on post-Franco Spain .
Reviews for The Basque Country: A Cultural History
A terrific modern introduction to the Basque Country... succeeds in showing us the complexities of the Basque struggle for identity. IRISH TIMES He weaves a rich tapestry from his catalogue of stories and journeys but is not slow to criticise, often with acerbic wit... knows his subject intimately... a roller-coaster ride around the region... expands our idea of identity in ... Read more