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Mother Tongues
Drysdale, Helena Publisher: Picador Date Written: 11/10/2002 Year Published: 2002 Pages: 250pp ISBN: 0330372815 Resource Type: Book
Helena Drysdale and her husband Richard rented out their house and embarked on an epic tour across Europe in their customized camper van, the Mob. With them went their two small daughters, Tallulah and Xanthe. They had few plans, but they did have a goal: to probe the secrets of western Europes indigenous tribes. Over seven seasons Helena Drysdale and her family travelled from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, from the Atlantic to the Aegean, exploring the roots of the cultures inhabiting Europe's ambiguous fringes.
Abstract:
Over eighteen months Helena Drysdale and her family rattled over the roads and motorways of Europe in their mobile home. Their journey took them to the heart of tribal Europe: to the Frisian Islands, Samiland, the Basque country; to Macedonia, Corsica and Provence. Curious and sympathetic, Drysdale sought out Europe's indigenous tribes and took stock of their place in our modern world, analysing the vital link between language and identity and capturing beautifully many of the voices and cultures that are already fading away.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Prologue Searching for the Sautso Canyon Norway ONE Prouvenco, ma Patrio Provence TWO War-torn Borderlands Alsace THREE The Aland Islands Finland FOUR Samiland Finland, Norway and Sweden FIVE The First Word SIX Friesland Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands SEVEN Flemish v Walloon Belgium EIGHT Who is Bernardo Atxaga? Basque Country NINE A Time of Inconvenience, at an Inconvenient Time Catalonia TEN Vendetta Corsica ELEVEN Bandit Country Sardinia TWELVE
Macedoine Greece and FYROM THIRTEEN South Tyrol and the Ladin Italy FOURTEEN The World Bitch Brittany Select Bibliography
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