James Maxwell Anderson

Discusses daily life during the Reformation, examining such topics as social classes, religion, superstition, magic, fashion, family, the arts, education, medicine, and war.

Covering topics that reflect the multi-faceted nature of linguistics today, this work aims to be a practical and helpful reference resource for anyone with an academic or professional interest in language. In a single volume, it explores over 150 major and subsidiary fields of linguistics.

This informative, concise, and engagingly written work provides the most up-to-date history of Portugal, current through 1999, and gives a full picture of the political, social, cultural, and economic influences that shaped its history. Covering the period from its formation as a nation through its long history, with emphasis on the dramatic period of the last several decades, this volume culminates with the demise of the Salazar dictatorship and the independence of Portugal's colonies. Complete with a timeline for easy reference to events, brief biographies of important people, lists of monarchs and heads of state, and a bibliographic essay, it is the ideal companion for the student or interested reader. - Back cover.