Squeezed between more powerful France and Spain, Catalonia has endured a violent history. Its medieval empire that conquered Naples, Sicily and Athens was crush

"This book presents a detailed overview of the evolution of the Catalan identity and how Catalonia has been shaped by many geographic and cultural influences"--

This book presents the evolution of Catalan folk literature studies in each of the areas that make up the Catalan linguistic and cultural territories. The perio

Authoring the Past surveys medieval Catalan historiography, shedding light on the emergence and evolution of historical writing and autobiography in the Middle

Analyses with rare impartiality what sets the Catalans apart from Spain, and how the separatist debate is playing out.