Scots and Catalans, J.H. Elliott
Scots and Catalans, J.H. Elliott
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Scots and Catalans
Union and Disunion

Author: J.H. Elliott

Narrator: Julian Elfer

Unabridged: 12 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/28/2018


Synopsis

A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland.

This first sustained comparative study uncovers the similarities and the contrasts between the Scottish and Catalan experiences across a five-hundred-year period, beginning with the royal marriages that brought about union with their more powerful neighbors, England and Castile respectively, and following the story through the centuries from the end of the Middle Ages until today's dramatic events.

J. H. Elliott examines the political, economic, social, cultural, and emotional factors that divide Scots and Catalans from the larger nations to which their fortunes were joined. He offers new insights into the highly topical subject of the character and development of European nationalism, the nature of separatism, and the sense of grievance underlying the secessionist aspirations that led to the Scottish referendum of 2014, the illegal Catalan referendum of October 2017, and the resulting proclamation of an independent Catalan republic.

About J.H. Elliott

J. H. Elliott is Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History at Oxford University. He was knighted for his services to history and has been honored by the Spanish government. He won the Balzan Prize for his publications on European history and the Francis Parkman Prize for Empires of the Atlantic World.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pablo on May 28, 2019

Un ensayo histórico sobre los recorridos en paralelo de Cataluña y Escocia desde su formación hasta sus demandas de independencia. El libro está bien documentado (se nota el mayor dominio del autor sobre la historia catalana y española que sobre la escosesa) y es muy ameno, sobre todo la parte escoc......more

Goodreads review by Vinicius on October 24, 2018

Just finished and I'd say this is a 7 out of 10. I was a bit taken aback by the sudden jumps both forward and backward in historical narrative, and the author's apparent biased English opinion on 21st century nationalist movements, specifically when he acknowledges centuries of repression only to de......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on June 11, 2020

Lo primero que hay que indicar es que John Elliot es un grande que pone de manifiesto varios hechos que no admiten interpretaciones. Aquí van los hechos probados: Hay un hecho irrebatible, Catalunya nunca ha sido una nación soberana con estado propio, al contrario que Escocia, que sí lo fue durante......more

Goodreads review by Diane on November 17, 2020

This history is a comparison of the Scottish and Catalan independence movements. The book starts by looking at how Scotland was incorporated into Britain and how Catalonia was incorporated into Spain. The author then looks at the history of the two unions, the growing desire for home rule (beginning......more

Goodreads review by Tyron on August 11, 2021

I'm glad I have read this book, but I don't think I can give it more than 3 or 3.5 stars. The book felt disjointed. You get a deep look into the history of both Scotland and Catalonia, which is nice, and some of the parallels are deeply interesting - like how they both had similar strategies to cope......more