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Catalonia
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Author : Michael Eaude
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-01-08
Catalonia written by Michael Eaude and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-08 with Travel categories.
Squeezed between more powerful France and Spain, Catalonia has endured a violent history. Its medieval empire that conquered Naples, Sicily and Athens was crushed by Spain. Its geography, with the Pyrenees falling sharply to the rugged Costa Brava, is tormented, too.Michael Eaude traces this history and it monuments: roman Tarragona, celebrated by the poet Martial; Greek Empuries, lost for centuries beneath the sands; medieval Romanesque architecture in the Vall de Boi churches (a World Heritage Series) and Poblet and Santes Creus monasteries. He tells the stories of several of Catalonia's great figures: Abbot Olivia, who brought Moorish learning to Europe, the ruthless mercenary, Roger de Flor, and Verdaguer, handsome poet-priest.Catalonia is famous today for its twentieth-century art. This book focuses on the revolutionary Art Nouveau buildings (including the Sagrada Familia) of Antoni Gaudi. It also explores the region's artistic legacy: the young Picasso painting Barcelona's vibrant slums; Salvador Dali, inspired by the twisted rocks of Cap de Creus to paint his landscapes of the human mind; and Joan Miro, discovering the colors of the red earth at Montroig.
Approach To Catalonia
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Author : Manuel Parés i Maicas
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona
Release Date : 1985
Approach To Catalonia written by Manuel Parés i Maicas and has been published by Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Catalonia (Spain) categories.
Catalonia
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Author : Kenneth H. McRoberts
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-02-10
Catalonia written by Kenneth H. McRoberts and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-10 with Political Science categories.
Located in north eastern Spain, Catalonia has long displayed the attributes of a nation: distinct language and culture, separate social and political institutions, and a strong collective identity. At the same time, it is one of Spain's centres of economic dynamism and innovation. As such, it is an especially striking instance of what has come to be known as 'minority' or 'internal' nations within a larger political order. Even after the Franco dictatorship's systematic suppression of Catalan language and culture, the idea that the Catalan nation needed to have an independent state of its own remained at the margins of Catalan politics. Yet, in recent years Catalan independence has become: the formal objective of Catalonia's nationalist parties; the focus of a strongly mobilized social movement; and the primary option of as much as half of Catalonia's electorate. This drive to independence even led to a failed unilateral declaration of independence. How can this remarkable transformation best be explained and what does it portend for the future of Catalonia and Spain? This new edition seeks to answer these questions. At the same time, the book analyzes the proposal for an independent Catalan state while also showing how the Catalan question might be resolved within Spain, by creating a multinational federation. It also explains why there is little prospect of either project coming to pass. The book demonstrates the dangers and contradictions of a state nationalism that denies the very existence of internal nations, while also exploring the terms under which such nations can be accommodated within a larger political order. On this basis, it addresses a critical challenge to the political institutions of much of Europe and North America.
Catalonia
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Author : Roger Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Catalonia written by Roger Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Catalonia (Spain categories.
The Struggle For Catalonia
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Author : Raphael Minder
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-01
The Struggle For Catalonia written by Raphael Minder and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-01 with Political Science categories.
Every year on 11 September, Catalonia celebrates its Diada, its National Day. But the Diada of 2012 was like none other, as an enormous crowd calling for Catalan independence took over the heart of Barcelona. Despite the carnival-like atmosphere that day, the people were very serious about their demands. On the back of this show of force, Catalonia's governing politicians turned secessionist claims into a new headache for a government in Madrid that had only just survived a near-meltdown of Spain's financial system. Four years later, the separatist challenge has neither come to fruition, nor faded away. This book looks at how and why Catalan separatism reached the top of Spain's political agenda, as well as its connection to the broader European malaise generated by flawed political responses to financial and other crises. Through extensive travel and reporting, as well as over fifty interviews with leading Catalan personalities, Raphael Minder explains how Catalans feel about their economy, history and culture, and how secessionist forces have tried to reshape Catalan identity.
Popular Culture Identity And Politics In Contemporary Catalonia
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Author : Alessandro Testa
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2023-09-12
Popular Culture Identity And Politics In Contemporary Catalonia written by Alessandro Testa and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-12 with Social Science categories.
How does popular culture reflect and shape identity politics in the secessionist climate of contemporary Catalonia?
Catalonia A European History
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Author : Josep M. Muñoz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Catalonia A European History written by Josep M. Muñoz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Conviv Ncia In Catalonia
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Author : Jacqueline Hall
language : en
Publisher: Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Release Date : 2001
Conviv Ncia In Catalonia written by Jacqueline Hall and has been published by Institut d'Estudis Catalans this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Catalan language categories.
Foundations Of National Identity
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Author : Josep R. Llobera
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2005
Foundations Of National Identity written by Josep R. Llobera and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Since it emergence in the 19th century in response to feudalism, nationalism has been a mixed blessing. Originally seen as a positive force, often enough it has resulted in warfare and persecution of minorities, so much so that, over time, it has been considered a social evil whose apparent decline has been greeted as a positive development. The author disputes this or rather, he maintains that the picture that emerges is more complex: nationalism is not disappearing but has taken on a different form. What we are experiencing is an increasing autonomy of ethnonations, i.e. nations without a state, in the wake of a weakening of the multinational states and the transfer of their sovereignty upwards, in the case of Europe to the federation of the European Union, and downwards to the "ethnonations." Catalonia is the major case study in this book but it is embedded in a comprehensive theoretical framework as well as the historical and contemporary reality of Europe, opening up a new perspective. The author, one of the foremost scholars in this field, brilliantly succeeds in developing an original, clear and comprehensive vision of nationalism that is accessible to a wide readership.
Autumn In Catalonia
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Author : Jane MacKenzie
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Release Date : 2015-10-22
Autumn In Catalonia written by Jane MacKenzie and has been published by Allison & Busby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with Fiction categories.
This is the story of three generations of women, torn apart by the Spanish Civil War, and by one determined man. It takes the arrival of an unknown cousin for them to start building bridges. Martin carries his own ghosts, but he has come looking for his family, and his belief in them helps them unite to face the enemy together, one autumn in Catalonia. This is a story in which love wins over evil, and belief brings hope, emerging victorious into the sunshine of the Catalonian landscape.