Simon winder reist met groot enthousiasme door dit uitgestrekte gebied met zijn uiteenlopende landschappen, steden en dorpen. That book led to this one, in which he tackles the absurdly impossible task of explaining the habsburgs the european dynasty that ruled huge and varying swathes of europe for centuries, from rudolf i in 1282 to the fall of the austrohungarian empire. It brings together three cultures african, indigenous and european. Today cumbia is easily one of the most internationally popular latin american musical genres. It stretches from the black forest of germany in the west to the black sea in the east, covering parts of twenty countries. A personal history of habsburg europe, by simon winder. Danubia is full of music, piracy, religion and fighting. Simon winder is the author of the highly praised the man who saved britain and the sunday times top ten bestseller germania. Full of music, piracy, religion and fighting, it is the history of a strange dynasty, and the people they ruled, who spoke many different languages, lived in a vast range of landscapes, believed in rival gods and often showed a. A personal history of habsburg europe simon winder isbn. A personal history of habsburg europe would have to be, as he says, a less sunny book than germania. Cumbia is a musical form that originated in northern colombia and then.
Danubia was a fantasyland that needed a comic book family to keep it intact. Danubia tells the history of this strange dynasty, but it is equally about the people and countries they ruled. It is the history of a dynasty, but it is at least as much about the people they ruled, who spoke many different languages, lived in a vast range of landscapes, believed in many rival gods and often showed a marked ingratitude towards their oddball ruler in vienna. A personal history of habsburg europe by simon winder.
Danubia book hennepin county library bibliocommons. Met vrolijke verbazing schrijft simon winder over duitsland. From the end of the middle ages to the first world war, europe was dominated by one family. Lotharingia was a real place, but one that few will have heard of. Their unprecedented rule is the focus of simon winders vivid third book, danubia. Danubia is the brilliant and entertaining companion to the sunday times top ten bestseller germania. Full of music, piracy, religion and fighting, it is the history of a strange dynasty, and the people they ruled, who spoke many different languages, lived in a vast. The predominant african influence gives the foundation in rhythm of the drums, movement and attires while the indigenous based flute blends in the melody.
Over germania zeer onderhoudende studie over germania. It was longlisted for the samuel johnson prize for nonfiction 20. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw off. Danubia a personal history of habsburg europe book. Hector is also a diabetic having been diagnosed with type one. And many histories of ww ii cover the war in eastern europe. Ecuador world cover youtube books libros book youtubers the world. E book druk 1 verschijningsdatum 20141003 afmetingen 23,1 x 14,9 x 5 cm.
This sounds rather wonderful until one looks into the account books. With the anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war under a year away, books about 19 and 1914 have been tumbling off the presses. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Along the way simon winder delights in sharing eccentric and fascinating stories, plunging the reader into a maelstrom of alchemy, skeletons, jewels, bear. For centuries much of europe was in the hands of the very peculiar habsburg family. I have read several books such as the history of austria, the history of hungary etc. Danubia refers to a loosely defined region that roughly coincides with the danube river basin in central and eastern europe. Danubia is a long book, yet this reader would not mind if it were longer still. I spotted simon winders danubia book online and thought id give it a go.
Quintanilla iii presents kumbia kings greatest hits album versions. Hector alverez was introduced to the costa rican dance style of cumbia swing during physical education class at his school. Danubia book pima county public library bibliocommons. In trieste, once the empires great port, i watched a christening at the serbian orthodox church. Danubia general information type open pvp location united kingdom online april 17, 2003 offline november 10, 2014 merged into efidia server save 10. In his survey of the centuries of often incompetent. Danubia, by simon winder last year i read and loved germania, winders book about all the things he likes about germany and its history. A personal history of habsburg europe main market by winder, simon isbn. A personal history of habsburg europe was sometimes fascinating and sometimes tedious. Part of my summer holiday was spent driving from chernivtsi to riva del garda. Cumbia is a folkloric genre and dance from colombia cumbia is one of the most melodic representative expressions of colombia and venezuela. Many different countries throughout latin america during this time took cumbia s form and rhythms and blended them with their. His family had moved to costa rica and settled in the city of escuza near the capital of san jose.