The Basque History of the World Paperback by Mark Kurlansky

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage Canada (2001-01-09)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 400 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780676973662
• Item Weight: 277.83 grams
• Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 cm

"They are a mythical people, almost an imagined people," writes Mark Kurlansky. Settled in seven provinces in a corner of France and Spain in a land that is marked on no maps except their own, separated by the daunting Pyrenees, the Basques are a nation without a country, with an ancient and dramatic story that illuminates Europe's own saga. In prose alive with anecdote (and recipes), Kurlansky unearths the obscure origins of the Basques and charts their clear and remarkable contributions to world history.

About the Author

Mark Kurlansky is the author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, a Canadian and international bestseller. He is also the author of A Continent of Islands: Searching for the Caribbean Destiny, and A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry. He lives in New York City.