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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 post-modern energy, with the reinvention of Bilbao creating a model for th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woodworth, Paddy, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [England] : Andrews UK, 2012.
Edición:Digital ed.
Colección:Landscapes of the imagination.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Land of stone, iron, glass : land of the Basques
  • ch. 1. Where are we, exactly?, and what will we call this place?
  • ch. 2. A short version of a long history : from the Stone Age to the Civil War
  • ch. 3. Bai, bai, Urdaibai : cave paintings, painted trees, tree of Gernika
  • ch. 4. The frontón at the heart of life : the power and beauty of pelota
  • ch. 5. Cinco villas : Pío Baroja, flying Mari, sword dances, and sorcery
  • ch. 6. Gastronomy : some answers to the most urgent Basque question
  • ch. 7. Wow, Bilbao! : the transformation of a tough city
  • ch. 8. From the music of labour to music as a labour of love
  • ch. 9. Obaba in Asteasu : the Basque village as a literary universe
  • ch. 10. Serious fun : fiestas in Laguardia
  • ch. 11. Don't mention the war : the dark side of Basque and Spanish politics
  • ch. 12. Bay of Biscay : whales, Belle Epoque, decapitated geese, sexual politics
  • ch. 13. Navarre, heartland or hinterland?
  • ch. 14. Mountain high : pleasure, penitence and pagan gods
  • ch. 15. Iparralde : the Basques on the other side of the mountains
  • afterword. The reality of magic, the magic of reality.