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Portuguese Marion Kaplan

Portuguese By Marion Kaplan

Portuguese by Marion Kaplan

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Summary

First published in 1991, this guide to Portugese history and culture is filled with additional chapters, offering a comprehensive overview for the historian, traveller and general reader alike.

Portuguese Summary

Portuguese: The Land and its People by Marion Kaplan

First published in 1991, this lively travel companion is brought up-to-date here in a new revised edition with additional chapters. The Portuguese: The Land and its People contains a fascinating guide to Portugal's rich and turbulent history: one of Romans and Moors, of the age of exploration, of exotic kings and queens, and of the revolution of 1974. The book features maps, illustrations and photographs, a detailed chronology and an invaluable, fully up-dated chapter of practical travel advice for visitors to Portugal.

Portuguese Reviews

'Sympathetic, perceptive, lively and full of information.' - Times Literary Supplement. 'Anyone thinking of offering Portugal as a subject for Mastermind should certainly start here. I learned a lot from the book, and imagine that most readers, Portuguese and foreign alike, would do so too... What comes through very clearly is the author's infectious enthusiasm for her subject and her lively, good-humoured and inquisitive mind.' Cultura.

About Marion Kaplan

Born in London, Marion Kaplan lived in Africa for more than twenty years. As a freelance journalist, she has written for Newsweek, The Times, The Observer, The New York Times and National Geographic. She is the author of Focus Africa, a book on Africa's post-independence period. Since 1980 she has worked mainly in Europe and lived for several years in an old stone house in the Algarve. She is also a professional photojournalist.

Table of Contents

List of Photographs Maps Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Enduring Appeal 2. From the End of the World 3. Kings, Queens and Castles 4. Empire, Earthquake and the Argument 5. Plots, Shots and Silences 6. Decorous Despot, Gentle Revolution 7. The Poor Relation 8. Family Affairs 9. The Lovely Land 10. Hearts and Minds 11. Treasures of Heaven and Earth 12. Poetic Pleasures and the Joys of Woe Sources and Further Reading Kings, Queens, Presidents of Portugal: A Chronology Updated Travel Advisory Index

Additional information

GOR004103355
9781857548457
1857548450
Portuguese: The Land and its People by Marion Kaplan
Marion Kaplan
Used - Good
Paperback
Carcanet Press Ltd
20060330
360
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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