Constructing Catalan Identity : memory, imagination, and the medieval / Michael A. Vargas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vargas, Michael A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Spain--Catalonia.

Nationalism.

Collective memory.

Spain--Catalonia.

Collective memory--Spain--Catalonia.

Physical Description:

xii, 197 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

"This is a book about how Catalans use their past, real and imagined, in the construction of their present and future. Michael A. Vargas inventories the significant people, signal events, and familiar icons that constitute the Catalan collective memory, from Wilfred the Hairy and Sant Jordi to the mountain monastery of Montserrat, red peasant caps, and human towers in town squares. He then considers how that inventory is employed to posit a brilliant political heritage at the forefront of modern European democracy--and for some, to build a powerful independence movement. As the future of Catalonia remains fraught, this book offers a lively and engaging exploration of how we draw upon history to confront contemporary challenges." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Events and Accidents

Princes and People

Patrons, Protectors, and Creative Defenders

Castle, Coast, and Cathedral

Decadence and Renaissance

Medievalizing and Modernizing

Fighting Words

Epilogue: In an October of Another Year.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319767437

9783319767437

OCLC:

1022076749