Tales of Nationalism: Catalonia, 1939-1979

by Hank Johnston

During the Franco regime in Spain, Catalans mounted a national opposition movement, demanding national symbols and national autonomy. Sociologist Hank Johnston's study of Catalan nationalism is based on interviews with labor, student, nationalist, and leftist militants. He asks how nationalist and ethnic mobilization can re-emerge after decades of state repression, a question of particular importance in light of Soviet nationalist movements. When...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813517052
• ISBN13: 9780813517056
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.