Inventing the Modern Region : Basque Identity and the French Nation-State Hardback
by Talitha Ilacqua
Part of the Studies in Modern French and Francophone History series
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This book explores the process by which the French Basque country acquired a folkloric regional identity in the long nineteenth century.
It argues that, despite its origins in pre-modern customs, this stereotypical identity was invented as part of France’s process of nation-building.
The abolition of privileges in 1789 prompted a new interest in local culture as the defining feature of provincial France, shaping the transition from the pre-‘modern’ province to the ‘modern’ region.
The relationship between the region and the nation, however, was difficult.
Regional culture favoured the integration of the French Basque provinces into the French nation-state but also challenged the authority of the central state.
As a result, Basque region-building reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the unitary model of French nationhood, in the nineteenth century as well as today. -- .
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:27/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781526169259
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:27/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526169259
