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作       者:Hatton, Barry

出  版  社:Andrews UK

出版时间:2016-01-06

字       数:174.9万

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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 Antonio 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.
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Cover

Front matter

Title page

Publisher Information

Preface

Dedication

Body matter

Introduction - Wrestling with Bulls

Like a Stopped Wheel

Chapter One - 561 by 218: Small Space, Big Contrasts

Spontaneous Generosity

Capital and Countryside

Different Textures

Island Idylls

Chapter Two - Leading Medieval Europe out of the Mediterranean: The Age of Discovery

A Well-Armed Baker: Portuguese Origins

Gold Rush

Spend, Spend, Spend

Chapter Three - Echoes of Empire: The Portuguese-Speaking World

“A Silent Presence”

Deep-Felt Kinship

Dictator’s Doctrine

Mixed Blood

Chapter Four - In Whom Do We Trust? Spain, England and Portugal’s Destiny

Neighbours Apart

The Oldest Ally

Chapter Five - A Broken Homeland: Portugal’s Long Decline and Fall

Earthquake and Invasion

Left Behind

Chapter Six - A Dictator’s Walled Garden: The Salazar Years

God, Homeland, Family

Foreign Complicity

War Atrocities

The “Caetano Spring”

Chapter Seven - A Very Portuguese Coup: The Carnation Revolution

“A New Portugal: Extremely Fragile”

Giddy Change

Chapter Eight - The Good Times Roll: Europe and the Boom

The New Portugal

The “Golden Year”

Chapter Nine - Gentle Anarchists: Portugal’s Peaceful Disorder

Driven Mad

Rebels without a Cause

Zé Povinho: Idiosyncrasy Personified

Chapter Ten - Sweet Sorrow: Fado Music and the Soul of Portugal

Sentimental Nature

Tunes from the Docks

Chapter Eleven - Slow-Food Nation: The Importance of Eating Well

Land of Plenty

Jewish Sausage and Convent Desserts

Wine and Firewater

Chapter Twelve - That Sinking Feeling: Old Problems, New Crisis

Bad Habits

A Negative Miracle

Chapter Thirteen - New Horizons: Confronting the Twenty-First Century

The EU Generation

Breaking the Mould

New Departures

Back matter

Further Reading

Literature in Translation

Films

Websites

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