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The Basque Country : a Cultural History /
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 twe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Landscapes of the imagination.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.