{"product_id":"culture-and-customs-of-portugal-carlos-a-cunha-9780313334405","title":"Culture and Customs of Portugal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis descriptive analysis of contemporary Portuguese culture from a historical perspective covers topics ranging from art, cuisine, and music to government, politics, and religion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePortugal is evolving quickly as an integrated part of modern Europe. What was until the mid-1970s an old-world society, where 80 percent of the economy was controlled by an oligarchy of eight elite families, is now increasingly a model of an advanced European state. Portugal now ranks highly among the countries of the world in level of globalization and quality of life; it even boasts one of the best-developed renewable energy infrastructures of any developed country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite such widespread modernization, however, \"old country\" Portuguese traditions persist in the political realms, as well as the traditional lifestyles that endure in the countryside. \u003ci\u003eCulture and Customs of Portugal\u003c\/i\u003e devotes careful attention to such topics as Portuguese holidays, media, marriage, gender roles, architecture, and education, providing readers with a full account of Portugal's rich heritage and modern culture. The drastic changes in the nation following the 1974 military coup that overthrew a 48-year dictatorship receive special attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlos A. Cunha,Rhonda Cunha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313334404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313334405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 46","brand":"Carlos A. Cunha","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930652721407,"sku":"9780313334405","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f9009af-54c0-4c6b-ae01-c1fed6b85a27.jpg?v=1766343330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/culture-and-customs-of-portugal-carlos-a-cunha-9780313334405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}