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The struggle for Catalonia : rebel politics in Spain / Raphael Minder.

By: Publisher: London : Hurst & Company, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: xviii, 355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781849048033
  • 1849048037
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 320.9467 23
LOC classification:
  • DP302.C69 M56 2017
Contents:
1. Creating Statehood on the Streets; 2. Celebrating a Defeat; 3. Catalonia's Hazy Borders; 4. Remembering the Civil War and Franco; 5. Reviving a Language after Dictatorship; 6. Catalonia's Great Melting Pot; 7. A Conservative Divorce; 8. The Shared Disease of Corruption; 9. A Diplomatic Battle Across Europe; 10. Barcelona, a City Before a Nation; 11. The Symbolism of a Tower and a Tree; 12. The Decline of Church and Crown; 13. Financing Spain's Economic Powerhouse; 14. The Business of Sharing; 15. The Violence of Basque Secessionism16. Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law; 17. Playing Politics in Catalan Sports; 18. Pleasures and Tensions around the Table; 19. The Facts of a Good News Story; Conclusion; Appendix: List of Interviews; Notes; Index; Photos.
Summary: Analyzes with rare impartiality what sets the Catalans apart from Spain, and how the separatist debate is playing out. Title Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Creating Statehood on the Streets; 2. Celebrating a Defeat; 3. Catalonia's Hazy Borders; 4. Remembering the Civil War and Franco; 5. Reviving a Language after Dictatorship; 6. Catalonia's Great Melting Pot; 7. A Conservative Divorce; 8. The Shared Disease of Corruption; 9. A Diplomatic Battle Across Europe; 10. Barcelona, a City Before a Nation; 11. The Symbolism of a Tower and a Tree; 12. The Decline of Church and Crown; 13. Financing Spain's Economic Powerhouse; 14. The Business of Sharing; 15. The Violence of Basque Secessionism16. Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law; 17. Playing Politics in Catalan Sports; 18. Pleasures and Tensions around the Table; 19. The Facts of a Good News Story; Conclusion; Appendix: List of Interviews; Notes; Index; Photos.

Analyzes with rare impartiality what sets the Catalans apart from Spain, and how the separatist debate is playing out.

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