{"product_id":"9781474275200","title":"Regionalism and Modern Europe: Identity Construction and Movements from 1890 to the Present Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding a valuable overview of regionalism throughout the entire continent, \u003ci\u003eRegionalism in Modern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e combines both geographical and thematic approaches to examine the origins and development of regional movements and identities in Europe from 1890 to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wide range of internationally renowned scholars from the USA, the UK and mainland Europe are brought together here in one volume to examine the historical roots of the current regional movements, and to explain why some of them - Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders, among others – evolve into nationalist movements and even strive for independence, while others – Brittany, Bavaria – do not. They look at how regional identities - through regional folklore, language, crafts, dishes, beverages and tourist attractions - were constructed during the 20th century and explore the relationship between national and subnational identities, as well as regional and local identities. The book also includes 20 images, 10 maps, a bibliography and useful end-of-chapter reading lists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an introduction that sketches the importance of the topic and provides a brief historiographical overview, three broad ideological chapters will deal with regionalism under fascism, communism and democracy. The next five chapters will deal with cultural regionalism in a more thematic way, analysing the construction of regional identities through folklore, language, the impact of tourism, the regionalist appropriation of nature and the influence of regionalism on food and consumption. The remaining nine chapters will deal with the various parts of the continent, comparing for example regionalism in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy, or dealing with regionalism in the Scandinavian countries, the Low Countries or in the Balkans. Even the chapters on Russia, the British Isles and Germany will make various comparisons with developments elsewhere in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a crucial text for anyone keen to know more about the history of the topical – and at times controversial – subject of regionalism in modern Europe, a subject in turban that is key to understanding much about identity and 20th-century European history in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044390027504,"sku":"9781474275200","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781474275200_p0.jpg?v=1769893338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781474275200","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}