Euler at 300 : an appreciation / edited by Robert E. Bradley, Lawrence A. D'Antonio, C. Edward Sandifer

• Record Nr.: UNISOBVAN0065150
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, : Mathematical association of America, 2007
• ISBN: 978-08-8385-565-2
• Descrizione fisica: XVI, 298 p. : ill., ritr. ; 27 cm
• Soggetti: 01A50 - History of mathematics in the 18th century [MSC 2020]; 00B15 - Collections of articles of miscellaneous specific interest [MSC 2020]
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: In cop.: The MAA tercentenary Euler celebration

The Portuguese : a modern history / / Barry Hatton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778945703321
• Autore: Hatton Barry <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Signal Books, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-68947-2; 1-908493-39-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 pages)
• Disciplina: 946.9
• Soggetti: National characteristics, Portuguese; Portugal History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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