PHYSICS 102 Lecture 10:
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Castells nations without a state: catalunya (pp. 45-56) Catalonia, a nation without state (pp. 45-46: state: political organization with material forces in manpower and money to maintain its independence and authority. Independence from arab occupation in 988; while the rest of spain was still busy with reconquista, which led to the building of castile and leon. (p. 46: primarily a commercial empire, governed by nobles and merchants. In 1137, catalonia merged with aragon, afraid of castile"s military power (p. 47) In the 15th, catalonia had expanded as far as valencia, mallorca, sicily, sardinia, naples and athens. Late 15th, voluntary merger with castile (through marriage of fernando and isabel). The marriage of the two nations was supposed to respect language, customs, and institutions, as well as sharing wealth: the power of the church led to the subjugation of the non-castilian peoples in europe and. Catalonia was excluded from commerce with the colonies and thus of all the related wealth.
