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Author:	Mark Kurlansky
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Publisher:	Knopf Canada (2001)
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Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including The Food of a Younger Land, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World; Salt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; and The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell.

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Like Chinese history, the Basque history of the world is far older than the history of France. The few hundred years of European nation-states are only a small part of the Basque story

Like Chinese history, the Basque history of the world is far older than the history of France. The few hundred years of European nation-states are only a small part of the Basque story. There may not be a France or a Spain in 1,000 years or even 500 years, but there will still be Basques. les guides bleus pays basque français et. Espagnol, 1954. THE GAME THE rest of the world knows as jai alai was invented in the French Basque town of S. Pée-sur-Nivelle. St. Pée, like most of the towns in the area, holds little more than one curving street against a steep-pastured slope. The houses are whitewashed, with either red or green shutters and trim.

Mark Kurlansky (December 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He has written a number of books of fiction and non-fiction

Mark Kurlansky (December 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He has written a number of books of fiction and non-fiction. His book Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea (2006) was the non-fiction winner of the 2007 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Mark Kurlansky is the author of several bestselling non-fiction titles including Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (winner of the Glenfiddich Best Food Book Award), The Basque History of the World, Salt: A World History, 1968: The Year that Rocked the World, . .

Mark Kurlansky's passion for the Basque people and his exuberant eye for detail shine throughout this fascinating book. Like Cod, The Basque History of the World,blends human stories with economic, political, literary, and culinary history into a rich and heroic tale

They are a mythical people, almost an imagined people, writes Mark Kurlansky

They are a mythical people, almost an imagined people, writes Mark Kurlansky. Settled in a corner of France and Spain in a land marked on no maps except their own, the Basques are a nation without a country, whose ancient and dramatic story illuminates Europe's own saga. Where did they come from? Signs of their civilization exist well before the arrival of the Romans in 218 . and their culture appears to predate all others in Europe.

The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation. Based on Mark Kurlansky's critically acclaimed bestseller Salt: A World History, Nonviolence: Twenty-Five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea. by Mark Kurlansky · Dalai Lama XIV. 2006·. Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster. For centuries New York was famous for this particular shellfish, which until the early 1900s pla. Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue.

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Sironynyr

The author is an entertaining story teller, peppering the chapters with recipes for classical dishes that reflect Basque history, from the famous cod whose sauce arises from the cod itself to the elusive baby eels. There's a bit of recycling here, as others mentioned, from earlier works like 'Cod' but that's inevitable given the subject matter, The daunting overview of the sweep of Basque history, over 3000 years that is known, is accomplished with great competency. Little known tidbits about this enigmatic people are nicely expounded upon, such the fact that the Basques likely and regularly crossed the North Atlantic in pursuit of cod and whales before Columbus' fateful journey and that they were pioneers of iron manufactory at the birth of the industrial age. The problem is that the work often comes across as an apologia for some of the darker elements of recent Basque history.
The author can't seem to help himself but blend in bits of his own politics (decidedly Left) giving a pass to 'enlightened' leftist revolutionary & radical trends in the Basque nationalist movement and uses labels of 'Right' and 'Left' in the 21st century context for movements and personages of the 19th and early 20th conflating matters that unfortunately mislead. Discussions of the Civil War and its aftermath are unavoidable and it's here where the author unfortunately lets his bias through the most. Mr Kurland all too often becomes an apologist for pretty questionable actions by ETA (who adopted the violence of the 'anti-colonialist' Left), straying into polemics instead of conveying a balanced discussion of a complex struggle. At one strange point, a discussion of past events breaks into the present for a tutorial about what Basques actually want, and that doesn't seem include independence. Franco is accurately portrayed as the authoritarian brute that he was, foisted into power by the Nazis, but also someone not as numbingly dumb as Kurland would have us believe, that he couldn't deftly played both sides against the middle well into the depths of the Cold War and two generations after Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini were rotting in their respective graves. The price, of course, was retarding Spain's cultural and economic development through most of the 20th century, something that cannot be disputed. The author glosses over the true nature of the Republican side, who notwithstanding their name, rapidly devolved into Useful Idiots for Stalin. He fails to recognize that they were as much stooges for this monster as Franquistas were for Hitler, perpetrating crimes as heinous as the Fascists during their brief reign. There was a damned good reason entrepreneurial, capitalist Basques did not simply throw in their lot with a faction that became dominated by dogmatic Marxists, but instead kept them at arm's length even after the Guernica/Gernika slaughter. Despite the book's shortcomings, much can be gleaned here about a nation whose saga begins before recorded history and ought to inspire curious readers to delve deeper into their story.

DEAD-SHOT

I really enjoyed this book, as a way to learn about my heritage on my father's side of the family. Learning about the history of the Basque people, the reasons for the difference in culture between French Basques and Spanish Basque was very interesting. It really was the introduction I've been missing to the culture.

I'm not 100% sure about the historical accuracy of some of the information in the book, but I felt that the author let us know when he was offering a possibility rather than fact. All in all, I was very happy for the attempt at offering as much information as possible, and adding grains of salt when they were required.

MilsoN

This is a lengthy and detailed accounting of Basque history, language, culinary arts and culture. I read it over time for many reasons, one of which it can be so detailed as to become tedious. Having said that, I learned a lot about the basque way of viewing the world and basque trials and tribulations of fitting into a Spanish/French culture yet not conforming to either. I would recommend it for those interested in history.

Xal

About half this book comes easily up to the high and entertaining standard of Mark Kurlansky's work. But a great deal of the modern era gets bogged down in petty details of horrible deeds. Up to the Carlist wars the tale flows smoothly with loads of interesting tid bits. This is a fascinating nation, one of the nations of the world which has remained a nation without being able to form a country.
I just think he got bogged down in the repression imposed by Spain on Basqueland, the execution, and arrests, the shootings, murders and bombings. These are all important parts of the Basque history but the history goes back 2,000 years and more.
But I am not discouraged. This is Kurlansky book number three for me. Going to order out his book on the Caribbean next.

Katius

My daughter has recently married into a Basque family, so we have traveled to Gipuzkoa several times and will to be there again. I read this book while in the small village of Bidegoain, where the wedding was held, and enjoyed it immensely. I have visited French Basque country, so his description of the differences on each side of the border was spot on.Yes, the author is deeply sympathetic to the Basques. It is true that atrocities were committed on both sides, but I agree with the author's view of the disproportion between the Basque vs the national government's (France & Spain) actions. I appreciate the more intimate and personal view than just a dry recitation of the facts. This is a must read for anyone who spends time in Basque country, and worthwhile for everyone else

Mr.Death

I enjoyed Kurlansky's other books, but this one is a bit of a letdown. Kurlansky clearly knows his stuff, but he's also really, REALLY enamored with the Basque people. There's nothing wrong with liking your subjects, but he spends most of the book as a cheerleader for the Basque and tries to tie them to every world event or trend ever. And while I'll agree with him that the Basque did influence many things, by trying to tie them into literally every global trend for the last 1500 years, the book comes off less as an informative history of the Basque, and more as a puff piece.

Buriwield

This is a bit dry, but it presents a very interesting version of the history of the Basques and their international influence in the past. I read it before we visited Basque Country and mentioned it to one of our guides, who commented that she liked it too and the author wasn't even Basque. A lot of what you read about Basques makes them out to be terrorists and this book puts an altogether different, more positive spin on it.

thorough coverage of the Basques through history. Filled in a lot of blanks for me. BUT...so much war. Amazing to me that they were not wiped out. Hope they prevail and are able to have their 'own' country permanently! Well written and researched. Nice to have personal stores now and then too.

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