03009nam 2200505 a 450 991079004580332120230802185908.00-19-988689-X1-908493-23-21-283-11324-497866131132450-19-804394-5(CKB)2670000000083755(EBL)694066(OCoLC)726735450(MiAaPQ)EBC694066(MiAaPQ)EBC836832(EXLCZ)99267000000008375520070328d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Basque country a cultural history /Paddy WoodworthOxford ;New York :Oxford University Press,2008.1 online resource (xxviii, 290 pages) illustrations, mapsLandscapes of the imagination1-904955-31-2 0-19-532800-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.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 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 landscapesLandscapes of the imagination.País Vasco (Spain)946.6946/.6Woodworth Paddy1951-1543723MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790045803321The Basque country3797307UNINA