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The Basque country : a cultural history
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- Creator
- Paddy Woodworth
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008
- Physical Details
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- xxviii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 0195328000, 019988689X, 9786613113245, 0198043945, 9780195328004, 1283113244, 1904955312, 1908493232
- OCLC
- ocn726735450, ocn122423849
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and indexes.
- Land of stone, iron, glass : land of the Basques -- Wherixe are we, exactly?, and what will we call this place? -- A short version of a long history : from the Stone Age to the Civil War -- Bai, bai, Urdaibai : cave paintings, painted trees, tree of Gernika-- The frontón at the heart of life : the power and beauty of pelota -- Cinco villas : Pío Baroja, flying Mari, sword dances, and sorcery -- Gastronomy : some answers to the most urgent Basque question -- Wow, Bilbao! : the transformation of a tough city -- From the music of labour, to music as a labour of love -- Obaba in Asteasu : the Basque village as a literary universe -- Serious fun : fiestas in Laguardia -- Don't mention the war : the dark side of Basque and Spanish politics -- Bay of Biscay : whales, Belle Epoque, decapitated geese, sexual politics -- Navaree, heartland or hinterland? -- Mountain high : pleasure, penitence and pagan gods -- Iparralde : the Basques on the other side of the mountains