The Portuguese: A Modern History

Portugal is an established member of the European Union, one of the founders of the euro currency and a founding member of NATO. Yet it is an inconspicuous and largely overlooked country on the continent's southwest rim.

Barry Hatton shines a light on this enigmatic corner of Europe by blending historical analysis with entertaining personal anecdotes. He describes the idiosyncrasies that make the Portuguese unique and surveys the eventful path that brought them to where they are today.

In the fifteenth"€"and sixteenth"€"century Age of Discovery the Portuguese led Europe out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic and they brought Asia and Europe together. Evidence of their one-time four-continent empire can still be felt, not least in the Portuguese language which is spoken by more than 220 million people from Brazil, across parts of Africa to Asia.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Interlink Books
Published: 03/15/2015
ISBN: 9781566568449
Pages: 261
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/30/2011
Booklist 07/01/2011 pg. 17
Foreword 08/30/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 30