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This second edition offers an overview of Catalonia's political, cultural, and economic life and its relations with the rest of Spain. It analyzes the remarkable transformation that has taken place over the last decade, and offers important insights about the origins of nationalism and politics of secessionism.

Focuses on the Canadian & Quebec nations to explore both the "nation" created by the state & the "internal nations" found within states. The cases of Quebec & Catalonia, the Basque Country within Spain, are used to point out differences between Europe & North America in the context of continental integration. The rise of the Canadian nation since 1945 is examined, along with the new bi-cultural Canadian nationalism outside Quebec; & reasons for the relative failure of the notion of a Canadian nation in francophone Quebec where counter-nationalism has deep historical roots. The importance of not exaggerating the decline of the nation-state is emphasized. Although Canada illustrates the ability of a multi-cultural, multi-lingual nation to transcend usual state structures, the other notion of the nation is also holding up well in Canada where strong majorities are resolutely attached to the nation but large minorities remain connected to socially constructed internal states with a life of their own. States like Canada will most likely continue as "sites of competition between very different conceptions of nationhood.". 13 References. J. Lindroth

Along with the nations created by states, there are ''internal nations'' within states. Several such nations exist within the Canadian state, representing close to one quarter of the population. In recent years, Canadian political scientists have been actively theorizing this multinationalism and showing how it might be accommodated. Yet, the political realm has become highly resistant to such notions. Dualism, the primary historical accommodation of the francophone ''internal nation,'' has been displaced by a state nationalism which, in turn, has entrenched a purely territorial rationale for federalism and has made multiculturalism the only legitimate basis for accommodating cultural diversity. Moreover, the nationalisms of the two predominant ''internal nations,'' Quebec and ''First Nations,'' have been mobilized in direct opposition to each other. In the end, rather than constituting a new form of ''post-modern state'' which transcends nationalism, Canada is in fact caught in the contradiction between the nationalism of the Canadian state and the nationalisms of its ''internal nations.''

Along with the nations created by states, there are "internal nations" within states. Several such nations exist within the Canadian state, representing close to one quarter of the population. In recent years, Canadian political scientists have been actively theorizing this multinationalism & showing how it might be accommodated. Yet, the political realm has become highly resistant to such notions. Dualism, the primary historical accommodation of the francophone "internal nation," has been displaced by a state nationalism which, in turn, has entrenched a purely territorial rationale for federalism & has made multiculturalism the only legitimate basis for accommodating cultural diversity. Moreover, the nationalisms of the two predominant "internal nations," Quebec & "First Nations," have been mobilized in direct opposition to each other. In the end, rather than constituting a new form of 'post-modern state" which transcends nationalism, Canada is in fact caught in the contradiction between the nationalism of the Canadian state & the nationalisms of its "internal nations.". Adapted from the source document.