1st Edition
Territory and Terror Conflicting Nationalisms in the Basque Country
By Jan Mansvelt Beck
Copyright 2005
288 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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All Basque interpretations of national power have resulted in an uneasy mix of often fragmented and conflicting territorial identifications.
Basques can identify themselves with France, Spain or an imagined Basque nation state. Territory and Terror confronts the imagined and actual territorial dimensions of nationalism, shedding new light on the Basque conflict. The study provides a rich... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Nationalization from Above: France (1865-present) 3. Nationalization from above: Spain (1865-Present) 4. Euskal Herria: Rhetoric of commonness versus uncommon practice 5. The French Basques and Nationalism 6. The Spanish Basques and Nationalism 7. The Spatial Dimension of Violence: Beyond the fracture lines 8. Conflict Solutions: Past and future scenarios 9. Conclusion 10. Bibliography
Biography
Jan Mansvelt Beck is associate professor of geography at the University of Amsterdam. His research is focused on Spain and France and, in particular, on ethno-nationalism within these states.
'Offers interesting insights and methodological advances in the study of Basque nationalism.' - South European Society & Politics
