by Jon Juaristi · ESPASA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423996810
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«El bucle melancólico: historias de nacionalistas vascos» is the historical essay by Jon Juaristi, published by Espasa in paperback (389 pages, in Spanish).
Juaristi analyses the genealogy of Basque nationalism through biographies, legends and rumours, against the victimist discourse. He argues that abertzale claims do not respond to real losses, but to a melancholic logic: anticipating loss. The book, from the abertzale movement to the spirit of Ermua, is conceived as a counter-history.
The book won the Espasa Essay Prize in 1997, the National Essay Prize in 1998 and the Fastenrath Prize in 1998. It is number 27 in the Espasa Bolsillo collection.
Aimed at readers of historical and political essays, particularly those interested in Basque nationalism and 20th-century Spain.
