A History Of Portugal
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Author |
: Anthony R. Disney |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 387 |
Release |
: 2009-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521843188 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521843189 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire by : Anthony R. Disney
A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its wide-flung maritime empire.
Author |
: Jeremy Black |
Publisher |
: Robinson |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2018-07-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472140883 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472140885 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Brief History of Italy by : Jeremy Black
'Jeremy Black skilfully sketches social, cultural and political trends' - Christina Hardyment, Times audiobook of the week 'A remarkable mixture of cold history, wide culture and personal experience' Ciro Paoletti, Secretary General of the Italian Commission of Military History Despite the Roman Empire's famous 500-year reign over Europe, parts of Africa and the Middle East, Italy does not have the same long national history as states such as France or England. Divided for much of its history, Italy's regions have been, at various times, parts of bigger, often antagonistic empires, notably those of Spain and Austria. In addition, its challenging and varied terrain made consolidation of political control all the more difficult. This concise history covers, in very readable fashion, the formative events in Italy's past from the rise of Rome, through a unified country in thrall to fascism in the first half of the twentieth century right up to today. The birthplace of the Renaissance and the place where the Baroque was born, Italy has always been a hotbed of culture. Within modern Italy country there is fierce regional pride in the cultures and identities that mark out Tuscany, Rome, Sicily and Venice to name just a few of Italy's many famous regions. Jeremy Black draws on the diaries, memoirs and letters of historic travellers to Italy to gain insight into the passions of its people, first chronologically then regionally. In telling Italy's story, Black examines what it is that has given Italians such cultural clout - from food and drink, music and fashion, to art and architecture - and explores the causes and effects of political events, and the divisions that still exist today.
Author |
: Barry Hatton |
Publisher |
: Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages |
: 291 |
Release |
: 2016-01-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781908493392 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1908493399 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Portuguese by : Barry Hatton
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 which is spoken by more than 220 million people from Brazil, across parts of Africa to Asia. Analyzing present-day society and culture, The Portuguese also considers the nation's often tumultuous past. The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was one of Europe’s greatest natural disasters, strongly influencing continental thought and heralding Portugal’s extended decline. The Portuguese also weathered Europe’s longest dictatorship under twentieth-century ruler António Salazar. A 1974 military coup, called the Carnation Revolution, placed the Portuguese at the centre of Cold War attentions. Portugal’s quirky relationship with Spain, and with its oldest ally England, is also scrutinized. Portugal, which claims Europe’s oldest fixed borders, measures just 561 by 218 kilometres . Within that space, however, it offers a patchwork of widely differing and beautiful landscapes. With an easygoing and seductive lifestyle expressed most fully in their love of food, the Portuguese also have an anarchical streak evident in many facets of contemporary life. A veteran journalist and commentator on Portugal, the author paints an intimate portrait of a fascinating and at times contradictory country and its people.
Author |
: David Birmingham |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 7544601315 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9787544601313 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis 葡萄牙简史 by : David Birmingham
本书简要介绍了葡萄牙的历史、文化以及其致力于经济现代化、政治稳定和寻求国际合作的过程。
Author |
: H. V. Livermore |
Publisher |
: CUP Archive |
Total Pages |
: 436 |
Release |
: 1966-01-02 |
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: |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis A New History of Portugal by : H. V. Livermore
Author |
: Ian Robertson |
Publisher |
: Interlink Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2002-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1566564409 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781566564403 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Traveller's History of Portugal by : Ian Robertson
A definitive concise history of Portugal, from its earliest beginnings right up to the politics and life of the present day. It was not until the twelfth century that Portugal became a country in its own right, having been a Roman colony and then having suffered both Barbarian and Islamic invasions. The golden age of discoveries, the reign and foresight of Henry the Navigator, and great seamen such as Vasco da Gama led to the founding of Portugal’s empire and wealth. Troubled times followed: in 1755 Lisbon was virtually leveled by the “Great Earthquake,” and the country had hardly recovered its former prosperity when it was overrun by Napoleon’s troops at the start of the Peninsular War, to be followed not long after by the Miguelite civil war. The middle decades of the nineteenth century saw the Port Wine trade flourishing, and further expansion into Africa. During the last quarter of the twentieth century, ever since the bloodless revolution of 1974 overthrew the rightwing dictatorship of Salazar, the country has regained its stability, and now takes its rightful place in the European Community. Illustrated with maps and line drawings, the book has a full Historical Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text that concentrates on the historic sites in a country that has retained its individuality and thus its appeal to the individual traveler.
Author |
: Stanley G. Payne |
Publisher |
: [Madison] : University of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages |
: 412 |
Release |
: 1973 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951001812730W |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (0W Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Spain and Portugal by : Stanley G. Payne
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: |
Publisher |
: CUP Archive |
Total Pages |
: 544 |
Release |
: 1947-01-19 |
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: |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis a history of portugal by :
Author |
: Anthony R. Disney |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 439 |
Release |
: 2009-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521409087 |
ISBN-13 |
: 052140908X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire by : Anthony R. Disney
A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its acquisition of a wide-flung maritime empire from the early fifteenth century.
Author |
: John Mason Neale |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 286 |
Release |
: 1846 |
ISBN-10 |
: BL:A0020404383 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis A history of Portugal [by J.M. Neale]. by : John Mason Neale