The Portuguese: The Land and its People (Aspects of Portugal) - Softcover

Kaplan, Marion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857548450 ISBN 13: 9781857548457

Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

First published in 1991, this lively travel companion is brought up-to-date here in a new revised edition with additional chapters. "The Portuguese: The Land and its People" contains a fascinating guide to Portugal's rich and turbulent history: one of Romans and Moors, of the age of exploration, of exotic kings and queens, and of the revolution of 1974. The book features maps, illustrations and photographs, a detailed chronology and an invaluable, fully up-dated chapter of practical travel advice for visitors to Portugal.

About this title

Review:

"Here is a book about Portugal and the Portuguese which succeeds in giving us a view, a kind one, without falling into the familiar trap of paternalism or banal anecdote. It is a work of merit, well written and researched . . . a dynamic portrait." --Clara Ferreira Alves

"Sympathetic, perceptive, lively, and full of information." --The Times Literary Supplement

About the Author:

Born in London, Marion Kaplan lived in Africa for more than twenty years. As a freelance journalist, she has written for Newsweek, The Times, The Observer, The New York Times and National Geographic. She is the author of Focus Africa, a book on Africa's post-independence period. Since 1980 she has worked mainly in Europe and lived for several years in an old stone house in the Algarve. She is also a professional photojournalist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1857548450
• ISBN 13: 9781857548457
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360