Individuality of Portugal

Dan Stanislawski (1903–1997) was head of the Geography Department at the University of Arizona. He was deeply interested in unique cultures around the world, particularly in those of Spanish and Portuguese extraction. He traveled widely in Europe and in the Americas searching for reasons for the persistence of individuality in regional cultures, and he lived for extensive periods in Latin America and in Mediterranean areas.

• Acknowledgments 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