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Catalonia since the Spanish Civil War
Reconstructing the Nation
In the Series
Studies in Spanish History and published in association with the Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies
Andrew Dowling is a lecturer in Catalan and Spanish history at Cardiff University. He researches on the contemporary history of Catalonia. He is the author of various articles in these areas including ‘Convergència i Unió, Catalonia and the new Catalanism’ in Sebastian Balfour (ed.), The Politics of Contemporary Spain (Routledge, 2005) and has published in journals including the Journal of Contemporary History, the International Journal of Iberian Studies and Catalan Review. He also contributed articles on Catalonia for Immanuel Ness (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).
Catalonia since the Spanish Civil War
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 reemerged at the end of Franco’s
dictatorship in 1975 more firmly rooted than before. The core of
Reconstructing the Nation traces the Francoist repression
and the nationalist response to it, demonstrating how new political
actors reconfigured Catalan nationalism over the course of the Franco
regime (1939–1975).
Post-Franco, Catalan cultural and political identity was consolidated and Catalonia became the most successful state-less nationalism in western Europe. The 21st century has been marked by an ever-growing independence movement, culminating in the vast demonstration in the city of Barcelona in July 2010. Andrew Dowling provides multi-faceted viewpoints in historic perspective, and reflects on possible steps and outcomes for this new pro-independence turn in Catalan nationalism.
This study will appeal not only to students of Spain but also to those interested in nationalism as a separate issue of enquiry. The themes treated in the book – Franco’s Spain, nationalism, anarchism, Catholicism, communism and the Catalan role in Spain’s transition to democracy – make this work an essential point of reference for students and researchers in Hispanic studies, modern European history and political science.
Published in association with the Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies
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| Hardback ISBN: | 978-1-84519-530-4 |
| Hardback Price: | £60.00 / $74.95 |
| Release Date: | January 2013 |
| Paperback ISBN: | 978-1-84519-664-6 |
| Paperback Price: | £22.50 / $34.95 |
| Release Date: | April 2014 |
| Page Extent / Format: | 272 pp. / 229 x 152 mm |
| Illustrated: | No |
Glossary of Parties and Organisations
Introduction
Chapter One: Catalanism and the Spanish State, 1898–1939
Chapter Two: Repression, 1939–1955
Chapter Three: Revival, 1955–1970
Chapter Four: Restoration, 1970–1984
Chapter Five: Reconstruction, 1984–2011
Epilogue: Towards Independence?
Bibliography
Index
Andrew Dowling not only offers
one of the few overarching accounts in English of Catalan nationalism,
but he also presents important new research on the resurrection
of the nationalist movement under the Franco dictatorship,
in addition to incorporating the very latest exchanges in
the ongoing
debate on the future of Catalonia.
From
the Preface by Spanish History series editor, Nigel Townson
Catalonia since the
Spanish Civil War is an excellent and
a well-balanced study.
Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies, Volume 38, Issue 1 Article 31,
Andre Lecours, University of Ottawa
This is a study that is as valuable as it is necessary ... rigorous and indispensable.
International Journal of Catalan Culture, Vol. XXVIII, 2014, Gaspar Díez Pomares,
University
of Alacante
Reviewed in Sehepunkte (ISSN
1618-6168; www.sehepunkte.de);
the URL of the review is:
http://www.sehepunkte.de/2013/11/23275.html
Reviewed in Italian, Spagna contemporanea (2014).
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