This book deals with the culture of Catalan resistance to assimilation, through the maintenance of the Catalan language as an expression of identity. This book argues that the Catalans also developed a series of cultural mechanisms to foster identity through intellectual and recreational pursuits, as well as through an emphasis on language.

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ALEXANDER ALLAND, Jr., is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Columbia University, US.

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Contents: Preface Prelude The How and Why of This Book Framing the Study The People of Cerbere Speak The People of Portbou Speak A New Direction The State of Culture in Roussillon Northern Catalans Speak Language and Identity on the Horns of a Dilema