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Overview
The geography and culture of an isolated province of Portugal as it first felt the impact of industrialization.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780292741829 |
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Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
Publication date: | 05/01/2012 |
Pages: | 288 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.65(d) |
About the Author
Dan Stanislawski (1903–1997) was Professor of Geography at the University of Arizona.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Algarve: The Association of Men and Land
- 2. Agriculture of the Coastal Plain
- 3. Fishermen and Fishing Towns
- 4. The Limestone Zone
- 5. The Caldeirão Mountains
- 6. Monchique
- Some Final Words
- Bibliography
- Index
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