Catalonia Since the Spanish Civil War: Reconstructing the Nation

by Andrew Dowling

Book Overview

This book examines the transformation of the Catalan nation in socio-economic, political and historical terms, and offers an innovative interpretation of the determinants of its nationalist mobilisation. With Franco's and Spanish nationalism's victory in 1939, and the consolidation of a long-lasting dictatorship, it appeared certain that the Catalan national movement would be crushed. Yet, this did not happen and Catalan nationalism and identity re-emerged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845196643
• ISBN13: 9781845196646
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"