Abstract:Abstract:The rise of the European nation-state system profoundly influenced the map of linguistic and cultural minorities. Catalonia in north-eastern Spain is no exception. The consolidation of the Spanish and French kingdoms during the 16th and 17th centuries left Catalan speakers without political and cultural sovereignty. Furthermore, in the Treaty of the Pyrenees of 1659 the Catalan homeland els Països Catalans was divided by the Franco-Spanish border.Today, Catalan culture and politics enjoy increasing la… Show more
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