{"product_id":"a-peoples-history-of-catalonia-paperback","title":"A People's History of Catalonia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Eaude\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of Catalonia and its struggle for independence, from the 10th century to the present day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At every home game of FC Barcelona, at 17 minutes and 14 seconds of play, the 100,000-capacity Camp Nou stadium is filled by the roar of \u003ci\u003e\"IN-DE-PEN-DÈN-CI-A!\" \u003c\/i\u003eTime stops for a second. History lives in the present...\u003cp\u003eCatalonia's national consciousness has deep roots. There are countries twice the size with histories half as interesting. \u003ci\u003eA People's History of Catalonia \u003c\/i\u003etells that history, from below, in all its richness and complexity. The region's struggle for independence has, for centuries, been violently resisted, the Catalan language suppressed and its leaders jailed. The fight of an oppressed nation for its sovereignty has often dovetailed with that of a militant working class for social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the peasant revolts of the 15th century and the siege of Barcelona in 1714, to defeat in the Spanish Civil War, and the slow re-emergence of the workers' movement and anti-Francoist resistance in the years that followed, Michael Eaude tells a compelling story whose ending has yet to be written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Eaude has lived between Barcelona and the hills of Valencia for thirty years. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eCatalonia: A Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTriumph at Midnight in the Century: A Critical Biography of Arturo Barea\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocialist Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51856091644192,"sku":"9780745342139","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/W_CtkakUmi9780745342139.webp?v=1781546656","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-peoples-history-of-catalonia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}