The Individuality of Portugal : : A Study in Historical-Political Geography / / Dan Stanislawski.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Stanislawski, Dan,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©1959
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Many map users have wondered why Portugal, sharing with Spain the Iberian Peninsula, ever became a separate nation. That question is answered with remarkable clarity by Dan Stanislawski. This book also presents an analysis of the factors that produce separate nations and offers a study of the evolution of national cultures generally, especially as they apply to Portugal.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Photographs -- Figures -- Introduction -- 1. Landforms of Northwest and West Iberia -- 2. The Climate of Western Iberia -- 3. The Soils of Northern and Western Iberia -- 4. Vegetation Regions of Northern and Western Iberia -- 5. Prehistoric Immigrants into Iberia -- 6. Early Central European Influences in Iberia -- 7. Contacts between the Ancient Civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean and Iberia -- 8. The Period of Roman Conquest and Control -- 9. The Germanic Conquest -- 10. Moslem Domination -- 11. The Reconquest of Iberia -- 12. Final Steps toward Portuguese Independence -- 13. Completion of the Portuguese State -- 14. Development of Portuguese International Relations -- 15. The Geography of Portuguese-Spanish Boundaries -- 16. Environment and Culture -- 17. The Geographical Basis of Portuguese Political Independence: A Summation -- Bibliography -- Index