Catalanes y escoceses

John H. Elliott explores the roots of one of Europe's most pressing contemporary problems. In this long-awaited and elegant return to the theme of one of his key books, The Rebellion of the Catalans, he explores the striking similarities and contrasts between the Scottish and Catalan experiences over the past five hundred years, beginning with the royal marriages that sparked the union with its more powerful neighbors, England and Castile respectively, and tracing its history through the centuries, from the end of the Middle Ages to recent dramatic events. Elliott examines the political, economic, social, cultural, and emotional factors that divide Scots and Catalans from the larger nations to which their fates bound them. It sheds new light on the character and development of European nationalism, the nature of separatism and the underlying grievance of secessionist aspirations that led to the 2014 Scottish and October 2017 Catalan referendums, with the consequent failed unilateral declaration of an independent Catalan republic.