ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague.

Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia is an enlightening volume which explores the connections between festivals, traditions, folklore, politics, identity, national character, territory, food and regional diversity. The authors also offer fascinating insights into the everyday life experiences and culture of large swathes of the population who engage with folkloric traditions. ... Overall, this volume offers valuable insights into the Catalan cultural, social and political landscape.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia - Mariann Vaczi and Alessandro Testa1: Castells, Myths, and Allegories of Nation Building - Mariann Vaczi2: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 1: National Identity and the Hanging of the Donkey - Alessandro Testa 3: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 2: Comparses and the Dynamics of Inclusive Nationalism - Alessandro Testa 4: Reclaiming the Cathar Past: At the Crossroads between Identity Politics and Tourist Economies in Catalonia - Camila Del Mármol5: The Heritage of the Humiliated: Popular Resistance in Defense of the "Bous" in the Lands of the Ebro - Manuel Delgado, Romina Martínez Algueró, and Sarai Martín López6: Communities without Festivities? Community Effects, Transformations, and Conflicts after Covid-19 in Catalonia - Xavier Roigé, Mireia Guil, and Lluís Bellas7: Bon Profit! Food as National Identity in Catalonia - Venetia JohannesAfterword: Beneath the Nation: Collective Creation and Civic Need - Dorothy NoyesBibliographyIndex

ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague.

Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia is an enlightening volume which explores the connections between festivals, traditions, folklore, politics, identity, national character, territory, food and regional diversity. The authors also offer fascinating insights into the everyday life experiences and culture of large swathes of the population who engage with folkloric traditions. ... Overall, this volume offers valuable insights into the Catalan cultural, social and political landscape.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia - Mariann Vaczi and Alessandro Testa1: Castells, Myths, and Allegories of Nation Building - Mariann Vaczi2: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 1: National Identity and the Hanging of the Donkey - Alessandro Testa 3: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 2: Comparses and the Dynamics of Inclusive Nationalism - Alessandro Testa 4: Reclaiming the Cathar Past: At the Crossroads between Identity Politics and Tourist Economies in Catalonia - Camila Del Mármol5: The Heritage of the Humiliated: Popular Resistance in Defense of the "Bous" in the Lands of the Ebro - Manuel Delgado, Romina Martínez Algueró, and Sarai Martín López6: Communities without Festivities? Community Effects, Transformations, and Conflicts after Covid-19 in Catalonia - Xavier Roigé, Mireia Guil, and Lluís Bellas7: Bon Profit! Food as National Identity in Catalonia - Venetia JohannesAfterword: Beneath the Nation: Collective Creation and Civic Need - Dorothy NoyesBibliographyIndex

ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. MARIANN VACZI is Assistant Professor of Basque Studies and Anthropology at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. ALESSANDRO TESTA is Associate Professor of Social and Historical Anthropologyat the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague.

Popular Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia is an enlightening volume which explores the connections between festivals, traditions, folklore, politics, identity, national character, territory, food and regional diversity. The authors also offer fascinating insights into the everyday life experiences and culture of large swathes of the population who engage with folkloric traditions. ... Overall, this volume offers valuable insights into the Catalan cultural, social and political landscape.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia - Mariann Vaczi and Alessandro Testa1: Castells, Myths, and Allegories of Nation Building - Mariann Vaczi2: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 1: National Identity and the Hanging of the Donkey - Alessandro Testa 3: The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 2: Comparses and the Dynamics of Inclusive Nationalism - Alessandro Testa 4: Reclaiming the Cathar Past: At the Crossroads between Identity Politics and Tourist Economies in Catalonia - Camila Del Mármol5: The Heritage of the Humiliated: Popular Resistance in Defense of the "Bous" in the Lands of the Ebro - Manuel Delgado, Romina Martínez Algueró, and Sarai Martín López6: Communities without Festivities? Community Effects, Transformations, and Conflicts after Covid-19 in Catalonia - Xavier Roigé, Mireia Guil, and Lluís Bellas7: Bon Profit! Food as National Identity in Catalonia - Venetia JohannesAfterword: Beneath the Nation: Collective Creation and Civic Need - Dorothy NoyesBibliographyIndex