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UNINA9910365960003321 |
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Linden, Jean <1817-1898> |
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Lindenia : iconographie des Orchidées / directeur: J. Linden ; rédacteurs en chef: Lucien Linden & Émile Rodigas avec la collaboration de spécialistes éminents |
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Gand : Imprimerie F. Meyer-Van Loo [poi] Imprimerie Eug. Vanderhaeghen, 1885-1906 |
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UNINA9910974401203321 |
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Woodworth Paddy <1951-> |
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The Basque country : a cultural history / / Paddy Woodworth |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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0-19-988689-X |
1-908493-23-2 |
1-283-11324-4 |
9786613113245 |
0-19-804394-5 |
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1 online resource (xxviii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Landscapes of the imagination |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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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. |
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The Basque Country is a land of fascinating paradoxes and enigmas. Home to one of Europe's oldest peoples and most mysterious languages, with a living folklore rich in archaic rituals and dances, it also boasts a dynamic modern energy, with the reinvention of Bilbao creating a model for the twenty-first-century city. In The Basque Country, Paddy Woodworth takes us on a sweeping tour of this |
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enchanting land. We discover a small territory which abounds in big contrasts, ranging from moist green valleys to semi-desert badlands, from snowy sierras to sandy beaches, from harsh industrial landscapes |
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