| Edition |
Digital ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Landscapes of the Imagination
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Landscapes of the imagination.
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| Note |
"First published in 2007 by Signal Books Limited"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 the twenty-first-century city of cultural services and information technologies. Hugging the elbow of the Bay of Biscay on both the French and Spanish sides of the Pyrenees, this small territory abounds"--Ebook Library, public metadata view. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
País Vasco (Spain)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Woodworth, Paddy, 1951- Basque country. Oxford : Signal Books, 2007 9781904955313 (OCoLC)244097914 |
| ISBN |
9781908493231 (electronic book) |
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1908493232 (electronic book) |
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9781908493224 (electronic book) |
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1908493224 (electronic book) |
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9781904955313 |
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1904955312 |
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