Ethnicity and violence : the case of radical Basque nationalism / Diego Muro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muro, Diego.

Series:

Routledge/Cañada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain ; 15.

Routledge/Cañada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ETA (Organization).

History.

País Vasco (Spain)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

País Vasco (Spain).

Nationalism--Spain--País Vasco--History.

Nationalism.

Spain--País Vasco.

ETA (Organization)--History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 240 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge ; [London] : Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies, [2008]

Summary:

This book provides a genealogy of radical Basque nationalism and the means by which this complex, often violent, political movement has reinforced Basque identity. Radical nationalists are mobilized by a shared frame of reference where ethnicity and violence are intertwined in a nostalgic recreation of a golden age and a quasi-religions imperative to restore that distant past.Diego Muro examines the origins of the ethno-nationalist conflict and provides a comprehensive examination of Euskadi Ta Askatusanas (ETA) violent campaign. The book analyzes the interplay of ethnicity and violence and stresses the role of inherited myths, memories and cultural symbols to explain the ability of radical Basque nationalism to endure.

Contents:

Map of the Basque Provinces xxvi

1 The Basque Golden Age 19

2 The Emergence of Basque Nationalism (1833-1903) 39

3 Between Autonomy and Independence (1903-1939) 67

4 Francoism and the Birth of ETA (1939-1975) 91

5 The Basque Movement of National Liberation (1975-1989) 115

6 The Polarisation of Identities (1989-1997) 143

7 Radical Nation-Building in Decline (1997-2006) 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.

ISBN:

9780415390668

0415390664

OCLC:

122291219