Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure - Couverture souple

Soderstrom, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1550652923 ISBN 13 : 9781550652925

Editeur : Vehicule Press, 2011

Synopsis

From early modern history to contemporary global influences, this resource captures the legacy of Portugal and its people. From adventurous sailors in search of spices more than 600 years ago and the pioneering city plans that rebuilt Lisbon--and the definition of a modern city--to being the first European nation to outlaw slavery, this historiography details the expansive Portuguese legacy that reaches such places as India, Brazil, Newfoundland, and San Diego. A detailed look at the peaceful overthrow of a dictatorship and the profound societal change that resulted from the Carnation Revolution of 1974 is also included.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary Soderstrom's Green City: People, Nature & Urban Places was selected as one of the Globe & Mail's 100 Best Books of 2007. She is the author of Recreating Eden: A Natural History of Botanical Gardens (Véhicule, 2001). In fall 2008, Cormorant will be publishing her novel, The Violets of Usambara. Her articles have been published in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Plant and Garden, and the Globe & Mail. She lives in Montreal and is Quill & Quire's Quebec correspondent.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vehicule Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1550652923
• ISBN 13: 9781550652925
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible