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Catalonia - The Struggle Over Independence (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Catalonia - The Struggle Over Independence (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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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.
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