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Index
Cover
Front matter
Title page
Publisher Information
Preface
Dedication
Body matter
Introduction - Wrestling with Bulls
Like a Stopped Wheel
Chapter One - 561 by 218: Small Space, Big Contrasts
Spontaneous Generosity
Capital and Countryside
Different Textures
Island Idylls
Chapter Two - Leading Medieval Europe out of the Mediterranean: The Age of Discovery
A Well-Armed Baker: Portuguese Origins
Gold Rush
Spend, Spend, Spend
Chapter Three - Echoes of Empire: The Portuguese-Speaking World
“A Silent Presence”
Deep-Felt Kinship
Dictator’s Doctrine
Mixed Blood
Chapter Four - In Whom Do We Trust? Spain, England and Portugal’s Destiny
Neighbours Apart
The Oldest Ally
Chapter Five - A Broken Homeland: Portugal’s Long Decline and Fall
Earthquake and Invasion
Left Behind
Chapter Six - A Dictator’s Walled Garden: The Salazar Years
God, Homeland, Family
Foreign Complicity
War Atrocities
The “Caetano Spring”
Chapter Seven - A Very Portuguese Coup: The Carnation Revolution
“A New Portugal: Extremely Fragile”
Giddy Change
Chapter Eight - The Good Times Roll: Europe and the Boom
The New Portugal
The “Golden Year”
Chapter Nine - Gentle Anarchists: Portugal’s Peaceful Disorder
Driven Mad
Rebels without a Cause
Zé Povinho: Idiosyncrasy Personified
Chapter Ten - Sweet Sorrow: Fado Music and the Soul of Portugal
Sentimental Nature
Tunes from the Docks
Chapter Eleven - Slow-Food Nation: The Importance of Eating Well
Land of Plenty
Jewish Sausage and Convent Desserts
Wine and Firewater
Chapter Twelve - That Sinking Feeling: Old Problems, New Crisis
Bad Habits
A Negative Miracle
Chapter Thirteen - New Horizons: Confronting the Twenty-First Century
The EU Generation
Breaking the Mould
New Departures
Back matter
Further Reading
Literature in Translation
Films
Websites
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