El bucle melancólico

The publication in 1997 of The melancholic loop was a dazzling flash that forever illuminated a gray area of ??the Spanish debate. Faced with the victimizing argumentation of Basque nationalism -not very different from the one that dominates most nationalisms-, Jon Juaristi proposed an alternative: the analysis of the legend, the rumor and the myths in the light of history in its sense. more rigorous. Through the biographies and cultural microcosms of the most outstanding figures in the genealogy of Basque nationalism, the author exposes how behind the nationalist claims there are no real offenses or losses that require repair, but rather the need -typical of melancholic states- to anticipate the loss to always win. Basque nationalism has thus managed to consolidate its hegemony at the cost of cultural marginalization and the political submission of the non-nationalist majority of the Basque population. These Histories of Basque nationalists, which marked a before and after and won the National Essay Prize, constitute a true counter-history of the nationalist movement from its origins to the "spirit of Ermua". After years disappeared, this capital book of Juaristi returns with all honors to see the light.