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Autore |
Hatton Barry <1963-> |
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Titolo |
The Portuguese : a modern history / / Barry Hatton |
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Oxford, : Signal Books, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-68947-2 |
1-908493-39-9 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National characteristics, Portuguese |
Portugal History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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