Title: Public intellectuals and nation building in the Iberian Peninsula, 1900-1925 : the alchemy of identity /
Authors: Harrington, Thomas S.
Year: 2015
Subjects: Intellectuals Political activity Iberian Peninsula History; Nationalism Iberian Peninsula History; Nationalism Iberian Peninsula History Sources.; Nationalism Philosophy History; Cultural pluralism Iberian Peninsula History; Ethnicity Political aspects Iberian Peninsula History; Intellektueller.; Nationalbewusstsein.; Iberian Peninsula Intellectual life; Iberian Peninsula Politics and government; Iberian Peninsula Ethnic relations History; Iberische Halbinsel
Abstract: "Given its highly interdisciplinary approach, which combines cultural theory, social and intellectual history, political analysis, and textual criticism, this book serves as an ideal introduction for anyone seeking to understand the underlying dynamics of the so-called nationalities problem in today's Iberian Peninsula"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Prologue -- Peoples, pedagogies and the reemergence of Iberian pluralism -- Enric Prat de la Riba's La nacionalitat catalana : merging tradition and modernity to create a new basis for the institutional reconstruction of Catalonia -- A manual of "supra-modern" nationhood : Pascoaes's Arte de ser Português -- Building the nation through appropriation : Vicente Risco's Teoría do nacionalismo galego -- The Castilian counter-offensive : Ortega's España invertebrada -- The essential role of nationalist catechists in the elaboration of the contemporary Iberian discourses of identity.