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The BasqueMark Kurlansky
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The Basque

400 pagesFirst published 200612 editions
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"The Basque History of the World is the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people. Signs of their civilization existed well before the arrival of the Romans in 218 B.C., and though theories abound, no one has ever been able to determine their origins. Their ancient tongue, Euskera, is equally mysterious: It is the oldest living European language, and is related to no other language on Earth."--BOOK JACKET. "Yet despite their obscure origins and small numbers (2.4 million people today), the Basques have had a profound impact on Europe and the world for more than 2,000 years. Never…

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Editions

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionPenguin Random House2011—9781448113224
AudiobookPhoenix Books2006—9781597771269
AudiobookNew Millennium Press2003—9781590072486
AudiobookNew Millennium Press2002—9781590072493
PaperbackVintage Canada20014009780676973662
EditionPenguin (Non-Classics)20014009780140298512
EbookWalker Books2001—9780802799739
AudiobookRecorded Books2000—9780788744044
EditionVintage20004009780099284130
HardcoverWalker & Company19994009780802713490
EditionAlfred A. Knopf Canada19993879780676972672
EditionWalker & Co.19993989780224060554
HistoryBasquesNonfictionGeschichteNationalismusNew York Times reviewedPais vasco (spain)France, history