Portugal

The volume contains of Alain Willaume's striking visual images and an introductory essay and also the text of 2 probing discussions. The discussion engage with a range of questions and issues thrown up by the photographs.Paperback... More

In recent years, Portugal has experienced great social and economic change. This concise, illustrated history of the country offers an introduction to its people and culture, to its role as an imperial power in America and Africa, and to its search for economic modernization, political stability and... More

More than sixty-five years since it ended, the Spanish Civil War continues to arouse fervent passions. This exciting new collection of primary sources uses military and political documents, media accounts and contemporary propaganda to create a representative and illuminating survey of this watershe... More

For many archaeologists, Iberia is the last great unknown region in Europe. Although it occupies a crucial position between South-Western Europe and North Africa, academic attention has traditionally been focused on areas like Greece or Italy. However Iberia has an equally rich cultural heritage and... More

Stone draws upon a wealth of recent specialized studies that focus on key issues relating to Spain during the civil war and the early years of the Second World War. The first general study of the significance of the Spanish area to the foreign policies and diplomatic relations of the Great Powers si... More

This publication provides an up-to-date assessment of the political and economic issues and is valuable reading for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Spain and Portugal.Following decades of relative isolation under authoritarian regimes, the success of the processes of democratic transition ... More

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A voyage into history, a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages, a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power, and more, this captivating tale rivals the most exciting thriller fiction.Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century w... More

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In Port Cities and Intruders, historian Michael Pearson explores the role of port cities and their orientation, relations between the coast and the interior, the place of the coast in the world economy, and the impact of the Portuguese in the early modern period.... More

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