Inventing the Modern Region: Basque Identity and the French Nation-State

by Talitha Ilacqua

This book explores the process by which the French Basque country acquired a folkloric regional identity in the long nineteenth century. It argues that, despite originating in pre-'modern' customs, such stereotypical identity was invented in the long nineteenth century as part of France's process of nation-building.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526169258
• ISBN13: 9781526169259
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"