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Catalonia in Spain

History and Myth

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  • © 2017

Overview

  • Explores the Catalan perspective and it's relationship with Spain from within
  • Engages with debate on nationalism, regionalism and European integration
  • Assesses the impact of the global economy on national governments

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

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About this book

This book explores the complex history of Catalonia in relation to Spain from an economic and political perspective. It begins in the Middle Ages and ends in the present day, analysing the intricate political problems of modern day Catalonia within a context of European integration and nationalism.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain

    Gabriel Tortella

About the author

Gabriel Tortella is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at the Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain. He received the King Juan Carlos Economics Prize in 1994, and has been President of the International Economic History Association, the Spanish Economic History Association, and Chairman of the Academic Council of the European Association for Banking and Financial History, Frankfurt. Among his many publications, recent books include The Development of Modern Spain, The Origins of the Twenty-First, with J. A. Consiglio and J. C. Martínez Oliva, Banking and Finance in the Mediterranean with Gloria Quiroga, Entrepreneurship and Growth (Palgrave, 2013), and with José Luis García Ruiz, Spanish Money and Banking (Palgrave, 2013).

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