The Basque History Of The World
$40.06
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2000
Summary
History, reportage, travel writing, wisdom and recipes - entertaining and enlightening - Sunday Times
The Basques are Europe’s oldest people, their origins a mystery, their language related to no other on Earth. Even though few in population and from a remote and rugged corner of Spain and France, they have had a profound impact on the world. Whilst inward-looking, preserving their ancient language and customs, the Basques also struck out for new horizons. They were pioneers …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099284130 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099284138 |
| Author: | Mark Kurlansky |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2000 |
| Weight: | 346g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 30mm |
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A diligently researched, entertainingly anecdotal and lovingly partisan history
“A diligently researched, entertainingly anecdotal and lovingly partisan history” Independent “[An] informative, quirky and delightful book” Express “A riveting [story] told with charm and dexterity” Independent on Sunday “The award-winning author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World takes an equally unconventional and engaging approach to those curmudgeonly nationalists, the Basques… Each chapter…addresses a particular facet of Basque culture…while the whole is punctured with simple but mouth-watering recipes reflecting the glorious tradition of Basque cuisine. Proof - if proof were needed - that learning about history can be fun” Kirkus Review
About The Author
Mark Kurlansky
Mark Kurlansky is the author of several bestselling non-fiction titles including Cod- A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (winner of the Glenfiddich Best Food Book Award), The Basque History of the World, Salt- A World History, 1968- The Year that Rocked the World, a short story collection The White Man in the Tree and a novel, Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue.
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