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The Portuguese : a Portrait of a People.

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 le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hatton, Barry, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Luton : Andrews UK, 2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 w ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (289 pages)
ISBN:9781908493392
1908493399
1904955770
9781904955771