History of Catalonia and Its Implications for Contemporary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict
History of Catalonia and Its Implications for Contemporary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict

Author: Cortijo Ocaña, Antonio

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-10-16

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1799866165

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Recent political developments in Spain regarding Catalonia have prompted scholars from several disciplines to research the singularity of this region and of the territories of the old Crown of Aragon. Against the backdrop of the pro-independence movement, those in favor and against have insisted on the particularity or commonality of Catalonia and the Països Catalans (Catalan-speaking areas) within the Spanish State. From the Catalan point of view, their singularity is not sufficiently recognized, and respect for their institutions and their autonomy is at stake to the point that many prefer to secede from Spain. Singularity or its absence play a relevant role in the construction of identity, which seems to be key in understanding many Catalans' attitudes towards the central government, a fluid concept that allows for a variety of interpretations. History of Catalonia and Its Implications for Contemporary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict is a critical reference book that centers around the topic of Catalan cultural and linguistic identity. With input from renowned scholars in several fields, the chapters explore the issue of Catalan identity from a variety of perspectives. While highlighting the legal and historical component to identity and also sociolinguistics and political linguistics, this book is ideally intended for scholars in the fields of Hispanic studies, history, linguistics, political science, and literary studies as well as practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in contemporary politics and the political developments in Spain regarding Catalonia.

Practising Self-Government
Practising Self-Government

Author: Yash Ghai

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-08-29

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 1107292352

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Autonomy provides a framework that allows for regions within countries to exercise self-government beyond the extent available to other sub-state units. This book presents detailed case studies of thirteen such autonomies from around the world, in which noted experts on each outline the constitutional, legal and institutional frameworks as well as how these arrangements have worked in practice to protect minority rights and prevent secession of the territories in question. The volume's editors draw on the case studies to provide a comparative analysis of how autonomy works and the political and institutional conditions under which it is likely to become a workable arrangement for management of the differences that brought it into being.

La Mancomunitat de Catalunya (1914) : simposi del centenari
La Mancomunitat de Catalunya (1914) : simposi del centenari

Author: Institut d'Estudis Catalans

Publisher: Institut d'Estudis Catalans

Published: 2015-03-05

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 8499652522

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L'abril de 1914, fa cent anys, es constituí la Mancomunitat de Catalunya, federació de les quatre diputacions catalanes. Va ser el primer pas vers l'autogovern. S'inaugurà quan justament feia dos-cents anys de la desfeta de 1714 i de la pèrdua de les institucions polítiques autònomes de Catalunya per la força de les armes. La Mancomunitat de Catalunya fou la precursora de la Generalitat de 1931 i de la de 1977; per tant, és l´origen de l'atual Generalitat. La Mancomunitat va ser producte de la col·laboració dels partits de Catalunya en un projecte de construcció nacional. Amb pocs recursos va portar a terme, al llarg del decenni que va durar, una obra de vertebració del país desenvolupant línies telefòniques, carreteres, serveis sanitaris, escoles tècniques i biblioteques, alhora que posava les bases de la normalització lingüística. La Catalunya actual és hereva de l'obra feta per la Mancomunitat. Aquest llibre conté les ponències del simposi celebrat per l'Institut d´Estudis Catalans l'octubre de 2014 per a commemorar el centenari de la Mancomunitat.

Museums, Modernity and Conflict
Museums, Modernity and Conflict

Author: Kate Hill

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-11-26

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1000260399

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Museums, Modernity and Conflict examines the history of the relationship between museums, collections and war, revealing how museums have responded to and been shaped by war and conflicts of various sorts. Written by a mixture of museum professionals and academics and ranging across Europe, North America and the Middle East, this book examines the many ways in which museums were affected by major conflicts such as the World Wars, considers how and why they attempted to contribute to the war effort, analyses how wartime collecting shaped the nature of the objects held by a variety of museums, and demonstrates how museums of war and of the military came into existence during this period. Closely focused around conflicts which had the most wide-ranging impact on museums, this collection includes reflections on museums such as the Louvre, the Stedelijk in the Netherlands, the Canadian War Museum and the State Art Collections Dresden. Museums, Modernity and Conflict will be of interest to academics and students worldwide, particularly those engaged in the study of museums, war and history. Showing how the past continues to shape contemporary museum work in a variety of different and sometimes unexpected ways, the book will also be of interest to museum practitioners.

Crises and Transformation in the Mediterranean World
Crises and Transformation in the Mediterranean World

Author: Jordi Catalan Vidal

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-09-17

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13: 3031245024

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This edited collection presents an economic history of Catalonia and its economic crises, from Roman times to the political difficulties of the present day. It considers how the strong identity of the Catalan people has been reinforced in critical episodes such as the commercial revolution of the Late Medieval Age, the 1640 rebellion, the Succession War of 1705-1714, the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the strong repression during early Francoism. The book also explores how historical parallels from Catalonia’s past might shed light on the long-term consequences of the Great Recession of 2007-9 and recovery in the EU, showing how the typical Mediterranean approach of adjusting to crises by depreciating currencies and expanding public deficits has been less straightforward during the most recent financial crisis. A particularly deep slump has contributed to fostering the claim for independence of Catalonia in recent times, echoing larger dissatisfaction with EU monetary policy. With a comprehensive overview of major events in Catalonian economic history and their broader implications to European political economy and development, this book will be of interest to students and academics in economic history, social history, and monetary economics.

Manual of Catalan Linguistics
Manual of Catalan Linguistics

Author: Joan A. Argenter

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13: 3110448319

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This manual is intended to fill a gap in the area of Romance studies. There is no introduction available so far that broadly covers the field of Catalan linguistics, neither in Catalan nor in any other language. The work deals with the language spoken in Catalonia and Andorra, the Balearic Islands, the region of Valencia, Northern Catalonia and the town of l'Alguer in Sardinia. Besides introducing the ideologies of language and nation and the history of Catalan linguistics, the manual is divided into separate parts embracing the description – grammar, lexicon, variation and varieties – and the history of the language since the early medieval period to the present day. It also covers its current social and political situation in the new local and global contexts. The main emphasis is placed on modern Catalan. The manual is designed as a companion for students of Catalan, while also introducing specialists of other languages into this field, in particular scholars of Romance languages.