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The Basque country : a cultural history / Paddy Woodworth.

by Woodworth, Paddy, 1951-

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.

País Vasco (Spain)

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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007012376.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2007012376-b.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2007012376-d.html

9780195328004 (hardcover : alk. paper)

0195328000 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Landscapes of the imagination

xxviii, 290 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

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 fronton at the heart of life : the power and beauty of pelota -- Cinco villas : Pio 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 and penitence and pagan gods -- Iparralde : the Basques on the other side of the mountains

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