Product Description

First published in 1991, this lively travel companion is brought up-to-date here in a new revised edition with additional chapters. "The Portuguese: The Land and its People" contains a fascinating guide to Portugal's rich and turbulent history: one of Romans and Moors, of the age of exploration, of exotic kings and queens, and of the revolution of 1974. The book features maps, illustrations and photographs, a detailed chronology and an invaluable, fully up-dated chapter of practical travel advice for visitors to Portugal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63073 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 412 pages

Review
'Sympathetic, perceptive, lively and full of information.' - Times Literary Supplement. 'Anyone thinking of offering Portugal as a subject for Mastermind should certainly start here. I learned a lot from the book, and imagine that most readers, Portuguese and foreign alike, would do so too... What comes through very clearly is the author's infectious enthusiasm for her subject and her lively, good-humoured and inquisitive mind.' Cultura.

About the Author
Born in London, Marion Kaplan lived in Africa for more than twenty years. As a freelance journalist, she has written for Newsweek, The Times, The Observer, The New York Times and National Geographic. She is the author of Focus Africa, a book on Africa's post-independence period. Since 1980 she has worked mainly in Europe and lived for several years in an old stone house in the Algarve. She is also a professional photojournalist.

Customer Reviews

A comprehensive review of Portugal, the Portuguese and their history?
I found this book well structured, informative and enjoyable being a nice mix of fact and narrative.This makes the book very readable and useful to anyone going to Portugal for a holiday or more permanently.A small irritation is the authors regular habit of using English/England where Britain/British would be accurate eg in touching on the Iberian Peninsular War.I trust her information on Portuguese history is better than her apparent knowledge of British history.Without this criticism I would have given the book five stars.