1st Edition
Ending ETA's Armed Campaign How and Why the Basque Armed Group Abandoned Violence
By Imanol Murua
Copyright 2017
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explains how and why the Basque separatist armed group ETA decided to end its armed campaign against the Spanish state.
The ETA’s armed campaign for Basque independence lasted fifty years and led to more than 800 casualties. This book analyzes the factors that led to ETA ending its campaign of violence in 2011, despite having yet to achieve its political objectives. It explains how... Read more
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Historical Background1. The Making of Basque Nationalism
2. ETA: From Insurrection to Negotiation (1959-1989)
3. Guns and Dialogue (1989-2007)
Part II: Facts
4. The Aftermath of a Failed Process
5. The Internal Debate
6. Pressure over ETA
7. A Year of Contacts
8. Crunch Time
Part II: Analysis
9. The Patterns
10. The Factors
11. The Management
Conclusions
Epilogue
Biography
Imanol Murua is Professor of Journalism at the University of the Basque Country, and a former political correspondent. He has a PhD in Basque Studies from the University of Nevada, Reno, USA, and is the author of several books in Spanish and Basque.
