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Name: The Basques - Their Struggle for Independence
SKU: 978-1-86057-018-6
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Welsh in Identity, International in Outlook

The Basques - Their Struggle for Independence

978-1-86057-018-6

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I would recommend it to anyone hoping to grasp the viewpoint of the nationalist movement and gain further understanding of the Basque question
Ebul-Brussels Infocentre

This is an excellent introduction to the heroic struggle of the Basques to preserve their identity and achieve independence
Carn

A comprehensive account and discussion of the Basque problem that sheds light on the situation both for outsiders and those who already know the issues at stake...Well worth a read and a good source of research materials.
British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal & Spain

The political situation of the Basque people, like every other situation, is unique. We can only begin to make judgements when we understand its complexity…...
Ned Thomas, from the Preface

CONTENTS
Preface by Ned Thomas
Introduction
1. A Country Without a Framework
2. The Slow Death of An Ancient Language
3. The Growth of Basque Nationalism
4. A Decade of Schism
5. A Story With A Long History
6. Democracy and Torture
7. Repression by Madrid and Paris
8. Social Movements and Participatory Democracy
9. A People’s Right to Self-Determination
Afterword
Index

(The Basques) will attempt to explain why the Basque Country has not been officially recognized, why it is politically divided, and why there is discrimination against its language. It will describe the two-fold response of the country itself, first of all in the creation of the Partido Nacionalista Vasco (The Basque Nationalist Party), and then of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, otherwise known as ETA. The Basques traces the political, cultural and linguistic history of the Basque people and their struggle for independence from the Spanish and French states.