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Overview
Traces the origins of the complex system of devolution and regional home rule that currently shapes and directs the Spanish political process.
Synopsis
Traces the origins of the complex system of devolution and regional home rule that currently shapes and directs the Spanish political process.
Booknews
Using Spain as a model, Moreno (Spanish National Research Council) analyzes issues of regional and national accommodation in states of plural composition. Topics include concepts and assumptions about territorial power, such as center and periphery, ethnic group, federalism, nation-building, nationalism and state-formation; the development of the Spanish national state; plurality, asymmetry and nationalisms within decentralized Spain; and the dual identity<-- >national and regional<-->of most Spanish citizens. Comparisons are made throughout the text to other advanced, industrial democracies whose characteristics are similar to those of Spain. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)