Paper Summary:

This paper researches radical Basque nationalism with reference to the film "Yoyes" which is a Spanish political drama based on the life and death of real-life terrorist and member of the ETA, Dolores Gonzalez. The subject is discussed through the prism of the film in highlighting the relevant issues within this topic.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction: What Constitutes Nationalism?
Basque Identity - Brief History & Emergence
Factors Leading to the Development of Basque Nationalism & the ETA
Motives and Methods of the ETA
Summary & Conclusion

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"Martinez-Herrera (2002) holds that it is necessary that the ETA's origin and persistence be viewed along with the exchanges of the group with the "broader environment" (Martinez-Herrera, 2002) because in the case of the Basque: "...it is possible to consider a system of concentric circles." (Martinez-Herrera, 2002) In the very center of the ETA are the terrorist organizations however, "in a broader circle, there is a network of interconnected support organizations, including political parties, trade unions, associations, mass media, even firms..." including those who vote for the Basque parties. It is the external of these that "corresponds to those who share ideas of rejection toward Spain, independence for the Basque country."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Martinez-Herrera, Enric (2002) Nationalist Extremism and Outcomes of State Policies in the Basque Country, 1979-2001, International Journal on Multicultural Societies, Vol. 4, No. 1, <http://www.unesco.org/most/vl4n1martinez.pdf>
• Hooper, John. 'The Basques.' in The New Spaniards. London: Penguin, 2006. 231-51.
• Arregi, Joseba I. and Crull, Adnra (1996) Basque Nationalismand the Spanish State in 1995. Fourth World Bulletin, Spring/Summer 1996. Online available at: http://carbon.cudenver.edu/public/fwc/Issue10/Europe/basque-1.html.
• Nationalism (nd) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Online available at: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nationalism/.
• Gregh, Joe J. (nd) Nationalism of the Basque. Online available at: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1089/basque2.html.

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