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Metaphors of Spain: Representations of Spanish National Identity in the Twentieth Century
Javier Moreno Luzon (Ed.)
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Description for Metaphors of Spain: Representations of Spanish National Identity in the Twentieth Century
Hardback. Metaphors of Spain brings together leading historians to examine Spanish nationalism through its diverse and complementary cultural artifacts, from "formal" representations such as the flag to music, bullfighting, and other more diffuse examples. Editor(s): Moreno Luzon, Javier. Series: Studies in Latin American and Spanish History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The history of twentieth-century Spanish nationalism is a complex one, placing a set of famously distinctive regional identities against a backdrop of religious conflict, separatist violence, and the autocratic rule of Francisco Franco. And despite the undeniably political character of that story, cultural history can also provide essential insights into the subject. Metaphors of Spain brings together leading historians to examine Spanish nationalism through its diverse and complementary cultural artifacts, from formal representations such as the flag to music, bullfighting, and other more diffuse examples. Together they describe not a Spanish national essence, but a nationalism that is constantly evolving and accommodates multiple interpretations.
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in Latin American and Spanish History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785334665
SKU
V9781785334665
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About Javier Moreno Luzon (Ed.)
Javier Moreno-Luzon is Full Professor of Modern History at the Complutense University of Madrid. He has been a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics and Harvard University. Among his publications in English is Modernizing the Nation: Spain during the Reign of Alfonso XIII, 1902-1931 (2012). Xose M. Nunez Seixas is Full Professor of Modern History at the University of Santiago de Compostela and Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich. He has taught at Paris X, the City University of New York, and Stanford University, and has written several monographs on comparative Iberian and European nationalism, migration studies, and the cultural history of war.
Reviews for Metaphors of Spain: Representations of Spanish National Identity in the Twentieth Century
Metaphors of Spain makes a rich trove of scholarship accessible to an English-speaking audience, framed in a way that will be of interest even for those without background knowledge about the country. The range of themes covered, from formal symbols to popular culture, is wide-ranging but coherent and well-conceived.
Pamela Radcliff, University of California, San Diego This excellent collection explores one of the most fraught questions of modern European history: what did it mean to be Spanish? Every essay is stimulating and thought-provoking, serving as a useful introduction to Spanish nationalism for those who know little about the field while providing new insights and ideas for those familiar with the topic.
Clinton D. Young, author of Theater Music and Popular Nationalism in Spain, 1880-1930
Pamela Radcliff, University of California, San Diego This excellent collection explores one of the most fraught questions of modern European history: what did it mean to be Spanish? Every essay is stimulating and thought-provoking, serving as a useful introduction to Spanish nationalism for those who know little about the field while providing new insights and ideas for those familiar with the topic.
Clinton D. Young, author of Theater Music and Popular Nationalism in Spain, 1880-1930