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Constructing Catalan Identity

Memory, Imagination, and the Medieval

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Authors:
  1. Michael A. Vargas

    1. State University of New York at New Paltz, NY, USA

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  • Offers an accessible, engaging study of Catalonia’s medieval past and how it is used to construct cultural and political identity
  • Appeals to students and scholars of European history, nationalism, memory studies, and medievalism
  • Concludes with reflections on the 2017 referendum and declaration of independence

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-16

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-19
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    2. Events and Accidents

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      Pages 21-27

    3. Princes and People

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      Pages 29-50

    4. Patrons, Protectors, and Creative Defenders

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      Pages 51-67

    5. Castle, Coast, and Cathedral

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      Pages 69-90

  4. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-94
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    2. Decadence and Renaissance

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      Pages 95-114

    3. Medievalizing and Modernizing

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      Pages 115-135

    4. Fighting Words

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      Pages 137-165

    5. Epilogue: In an October of Another Year

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      Pages 167-181

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 183-197
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • State University of New York at New Paltz, NY, USA

    Michael A. Vargas

About the author

Michael A. Vargas is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the State University of New York at New Paltz, USA. He is the author of Taming a Brood of Vipers: Conflict and Change in Fourteenth-Century Dominican Convents (2011).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Constructing Catalan Identity

  • Book Subtitle: Memory, Imagination, and the Medieval

  • Authors: Michael A. Vargas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76744-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76743-7Published: 04 May 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09572-7Published: 03 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76744-4Published: 23 April 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 197

  • Topics: History of Medieval Europe, History of Modern Europe, Memory Studies, Cultural History

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