The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation - Brossura

Kurlansky, Mark

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ISBN 10: 0140298517 ISBN 13: 9780140298512

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2001

Riassunto

A history of the Basque people of Spain speculates on the origins of this enigmatic group of Europeans whose language and culture have long baffled anthropologists. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"Entertaining and instructive, [Kurlansky's] approach is unorthodox, mixing history with anecdotes, poems with recipes." —The New York Times Book Review

"A delectable portrait of an uncanny, indomitable nation." —Newsday

"A lively, anecdotal, all-encompassing history of Basque ingenuity and achievement." —Atlantic Monthly

L'autore:

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including The Food of a Younger Land, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; Salt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; and The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell. He lives in New York City.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0140298517
• ISBN 13: 9780140298512
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400