Historical Dictionary of Portugal
Author | : Douglas L. Wheeler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105111855990 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Portugal written by Douglas L. Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portugal remains one of the least known of West European states. The dictionary fills the knowledge gap with hundreds of entries and the most extensive multilingual bibliography of any English-language book in print on Portugal. Among topics covered are biographies, institutions, customs, trends, socio-economic conditions, emigration, tourist and historic sites and buildings, and Portugal's 500-year old colonial empire--the first established, the last to be decolonized.