Negotiating Spain and Catalonia: Competing Narratives of National Identity

by Fernando Leon Solis

The two case studies included in this book (dealing with the Football World Cups of 1994 and 2002, and the general elections of 1996 and 2000) examine competing discourses of Spain, Catalonia and their national identities, as constructed in the Spanish press. The conservative discourse offers traditional and unified images of Spain close to the stereotype, whereas more liberal visions of the country regard 'Europeanism' and 'reason' (not 'passive')...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841500771
• ISBN13: 9781841500775
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 174 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.0"