2017 saw Catalonia come under the worlds spotlight as it again fought for independence and the preservation and protection of its unique Catalan culture. Answering the questions and complications behind the fight for Catalonian Independence, this book is a detailed guide to the regions political, historical and cultural issues. For the layman as well as the expert, it takes the reader through the rich history of Catalonia its language, culture and political background to the present day, covering defining eras of the region from Francos dictatorship to the 2017 independence referendum and elections.
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Weight: 10g
Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
Publication Date: 07 Jun 2018
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781912147380
About Chris BamberyGeorge Kerevan
CHRIS BAMBERY was born in Edinburgh. He is a writer broadcaster and television producer. He is a founder member of the International Socialist Group in Scotland. He also worked for the Catalan Delegation to the UK and Ireland. He is the author of Scotland: Class and Nation (1999) A Rebels Guide to Gramsci (2006) The Second World War: A Marxist History (2013) and A Peoples History of Scotland (2014). GEORGE KEREVAN was born in Glasgow. He is the former SNP MP for East Lothian and initiated the All Party Parliamentary Group on Catalonia. He was an accredited international observer during the October 2017 Catalan referendum. He was also a senior lecturer in economics at Napier University in Edinburgh and served nine years as Associate Editor of The Scotsman where he was chief leader writer. He is a documentary film maker and was executive producer of Fog of Srebrenica which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2015 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival. He is co-author of Tackling Timorous Economics (2017).