Is Nationalism an Ideology? A critical

Dissidences
Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism
Volume 3 | Issue 5
Article 4
11-30-2012
Is Nationalism an Ideology? A critical exploration
from the Asturian case
Pablo San Martín
University of Leeds
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Recommended Citation
San Martín, Pablo (2009) "Is Nationalism an Ideology? A critical exploration from the Asturian case ," Dissidences: Vol. 3: Iss. 5, Article
4.
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Is Nationalism an Ideology? A critical exploration from the Asturian case
Keywords / Palabras clave
Nationalism, Ideology, Spain, Asturias
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&%!%# 
&:5!#%%
 &(60,083600A8
!C 600A8D600B8.7EEA-.
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#& .
!"  
 &## #%!
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 2
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##%$(6,&% -.F&%
% &% !
#./"
$(70-&"%$(36-"$(;*-&
:%# 
& (360,A-&(;!G 60,A-(D
60,A-.:%(-%%#H!!
":%%2: &?2$H!
?#&##!
" !& ##&%
9#$(I97@7&% -.
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#&%#%
%#&&&  
#%% &>#5!%#
?### .
;!&!##%:%
% .#
 ! !# .=&
%#(&# 
 & %%-&
&%%?! &!5"!
 #&5 $
( 6-.
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Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 3
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C ##>#>#
.%%  #& # 
## #
% .&!!&!%#
%<##J#%
.!  '<% &##<%2
:KL5<%&!!:%>#%!
%##J3#/M6N%.'&!!:
%###.&!!:%
%#.&!!5
 % !: 
 &%###.!%#!!
 9!! %
9.
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3 '( A-& %
# &: &&# !# #%
# # %!&.
%!  %
%#%# #%
(;!B-.4#'<%%##
#.;%  "
: %# #% 
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 $(##667-. %
# #%
9%( )*B-. 
%:%%&&!% 
:%#!&! %#!#
 .
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3 &KL5 #  ! 
%# (#&%&%&.-#&
 & #  >#%# 
#  &%&%%(
#=? 67@7B,-."3##%
(1-!&#$(##667-&
>#&>#"!# 
 %%)$(#=?
 ,*-.
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 5
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3#&  &  
#:%#
(&&#&&.-&
  (-! # 
 #.
&%##5!#
3## #.C!
#># #:(%%&&
#&.-%#%.
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%% %%&#/3#(/3-&
%3## %60*E&
#J
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3%#(1-!!(:&:2&
5&&1-# #%%#
 (1-23#&:#%
%%&! 2 !5%%%
2 .(3# #-
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:%&:: # 
! J./?!?
#&#&&2 &2#%8 
&&%!&%#
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 6
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:.!&%%9>#/ 3#
(/3-5!  ## &
 "(...-#%J&
#&&%& &%&1$(/3600*-.
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&!#  #%&2
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%%!#& &%
$(3# #-.3#:I&/3<#&!:
2#%  #&!
3#5%3#
 OO#.C#
# J3#!"###
:%%&!5%#!&3#&
##:%J$(G6-.
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/3%  60,E&%
#%%(-4># #%3./!
% &##% #
#.600E&!&
2#!#&" &
?#$(43-.3&
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Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 7
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%!##?#
% #%&&#  8
!% &!!<%%!
:##8%%
#>#.(43-
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%#9>#/ 3#(/3-9>#3#
(3-2## 600E#& !
   %
 #J2 &2
%%&# & #&%& .
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4###!:.
#3#(3-&!#!%
&%%?"3#&2% $(3
7*-.'&5 !2 %&3%
#%%!5 :%
%.% #%
&%%"#(-%#$
" !#$(366@-.#
%%&##2
# %&5 5
%.
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?## #:&!
##J5
%&2 # &%
.3##%%#&
!##! 
5%## &%% 
3#.
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
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&# ##%F<55<D .
#  #D# &
!!#&%&&
?#%2%%%&# !"D$.&
D# &##%!&
" %:$("D $7B0-&##%#
#!.&&
!D%%?%%
 &  D &# &
#&#%#%.##&D
5&" D$(&>#"D
 $7B0-.3!!& 3#<%
%%##&#!!"%%$
3#&#%#!#5&?#
#%.
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 9
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'<## #?#& 
.'&# % %#%
 #%%%>#% 
 .&!5 % &
5 %&###%:
  #.=& 92 &
"%###%% !#>#
?#&##&2 !
 $(" )$*@6-.%!
%%:
#%##.P#
#&(!#:-&#
#%#&!%%:
#  !##
?#&&% #%.3!&
/3&& ###>#.
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;&>#%!%
  .!&
%##)
##%)C!  >#!
!3# %%'<
&60**&!! 
93#.
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 10
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&3#(3-&!%
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G:(G-.%#&'# %
%%?!J
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3#%%%% &!%%
#&& ##.%%&&5
!5##  
! !%%<!!%%%#:%.(1-
#&#% 3#&!
 %%&!3##
3#&5 .3#%%&
&>##(1-& %MN
#3#!:.(QD*-
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;&#:#
%&!'# %%!3##
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 12
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%3#!# .
%#?  J3#%%.&
#%#%
# &!&###
#.& .!G<&!
!5 !"3#3#!$(%6E26-&
#!" %&&
%##3#%%$(G60**-.&
#G!##%%
!%## ##3# .
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3!&#G3 
.G%# !
 # (&#&&.-&
 #%%#.;!&3
!:   .
 G!! &% !
3#%% &!3< 
!%%# ># %:
# . !
% ###!5%5&&
# #&&%%#./
#% 3#  
#&##.
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Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 13
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
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C! %%##
8##! 
5%## .3 #&
### 
&G3<#. 
#%%##! %2
./!&#>#! %##
!!%: .!&!
# %%.
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G3!?#!  
% %.<#&#
."%  %(1-
 %# $(;!55,-.##
 %8 %%
(##67-.>#&#&!!
>##% %:  
!##)
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'!%##5% 
#%#%.#
#!!H&>#&#!!H!
#:&!#!.4#
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. #?&5 &
#%&#!.
!#!!%#
 %#%#!2!
#.!&!!" 
###$(;!556A-.#&
55%# #:%&#"
9%#%%## #
#$&#("G23 G#$@B-.
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4# #%#.=&
##>#J": 
(#-#?$(;!556A-.
;!&#&#&% %!
#(/!GA0-.  #
#"2# !#%$
(B-.&%%#
%%.
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##(/!GA02+@- 
##  .3
%#("3# 1$6E7-&%R(1-
#9&## #&
#  
%# %##$."
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 15
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 #!&&!#R#!
G<$(D5566B-.G!%9&!
%%.!&G!#&
&% #  
#!.G&&##!
#??!&!%# !
% G.#&G!#
!!!#!!!&&!#!
!%# ##.
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&##!%#"!%
 #$(/!G++-.%&
 &## !%
##!2!!!##%.&
# &
&:% !###
!%#G&  !
 !#.
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! &#%9 G!
% (D5566*-J %
 .#<
!&"# ###&
%%J!!!# %$(%@A-.
#& %%:&  &!%
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 16
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% 9% %
.
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"=$#&#:#!#
9&##R<%!8
% & .&#%%
%%#?!# 5.
 9 :# #.(%++-
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%% .:
!# !#9.:#
#?## %9
! #.#  
#&! #.!&
%# #!
%.&%# .# 
%#!!!.#%#
%#!"5%#%
 #%$(;!55,-.
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# "#!5#
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##J#%.!
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 17
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Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 18
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!%!!%!
 %.;!&#% % 
#%%% !
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& >##%!## '.
%% #%## 
&' 
4>#(<!5&:%-.&%
##& ###%%%
 60@E.#4>#
!.60BE&: !%
4>##5%#&
  %.;!&%%
 'G 4>##&! #%# 
&%!% &
#%360@0./&35.
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 19
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%% # 60BEH!55&#
&&%%&
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%!#)!&!!
#))3##&"!
%)$("; $,7-.;!J
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!5:%%># %&#%%
%># #$("; $,7-.
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 20
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:% &# :%3&"
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#&!## !$("; $,A&%
 -.# !%%#&
!# ##%&%
!#.
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3$.'%!#%#%
#& %!5
 ("; $,A-.
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%%.! &%#
!# # 
%#&%#:.4#&&!
%#"!%#5#$
("; $,A-.&#&"#?!5
%#?85 #%  
!5!%9%$("
; $,A&% -.&&#
:#9 #.C#%
%##
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 21
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!5#!#.<
##'###
.
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' %" 
%(1-&!##
%!$(/TU9*7E-. 
% # !  #
%.%&#&#%  # .;!&
 ! # !#%::
%&!3# # (Q(-%
7+*2,A-&%'3#  %
### !!3#!
%#%.
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60+E #%'=(
3#-%&! !5G &
 %# %#3#. 
 # %%%##?# 
! #3#%5 ##&# 
2%!#2.=&#
!3### !
.?&!:%#%J
#&#%&!#
"#(1-&! #
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 22
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#$(I9S6A-.G#%H(:-
?#3H%%  %.
:%!&H%#%%# (%-
 H%#&!#
#&&!!# .
%&#%% # &!3#
 # !%& #%!
!! # #.#&#3#
!%#&##
G .!%#%%##3#H
H!#5:%
.!& % #!3#
 # !& %:# 
2?##! # .
/&# #!##
3# # #!5!3#!
%#(4# A*20-.#&3#&%&!222
# 222%!  # & 5 
!# .
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;!&!'%!% &60BE
60*E& #%# ##=
%>##%&&># ##
  #%.'#!%
    60*E&!!.
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 23
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 #%&!#! # &!
%%  ! #  &!
:! .;!&
 #  #!%9.!%
 # (:%##-! 
#.&C!%9&!
%# # && &#&
#:#.
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!3#!I9S&"60*+&(-!%
3##$(I9S0-.(%&&& &
&.-%%!&% #.3! #%!
 #3# # %%%8
 .3# # %%!%%
%! "#2#$#&!"#
#%#!>#$' (I9S6A-.
!# 60*E&%&%&
?#&&.3!5
%J##(&3#-.
C)C5 %#& 
)C #!5#
& &##)!&#J3# # .
55###%
3# # .& # %% 
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 24
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 H!#%# H
%: %&"3#$.
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  #  #
! #.'#
%#%#.! # 
 !5&#"$% .&
?! %:.3#
 # &&5%#'# 
#%(#?#&# 
%#&-&>#!% #
.!&#%#!#!
#####'. 3#
& #&!  #
%#&! !##
%.
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
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3%&!>#%  #
%#./(3#&#- J
&####%(
3#-8&#% #:% 
&%##!%8
&% %##8#&
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 25
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 %:#%(&#
%! -.#&
#%9!5!!
#% &&
## .% "3#$"3#
$ !!2!# ?#
#(3#&- .
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%### >##.
# H%
%#H#  #>#
!!# .
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M6N3##6*%###.
!%&%%:&.3 
#&3#9%5# # 3#4
(-.3##R;#<
# #!%(->#2
.3# !# " $" 
#$ 3#&3#!5
%%%#D&4>#.
&:%& !%
Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 26
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%%(#3#&4>#9>#3#&3
3#&9>#3#&.-.;!&3# 
# !&%"##$
#5##.
 &% ##% &3#
 # &# 3#% .=3#
(7EEB-4#5(600,-.=3# #  
(7EEA-.
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3&. .J&600A.
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3&./.J#3&600+.
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3&4. #.JS&6006.
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4&G . ./!F5J
;%&6006.
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4#5&4.Q V3#.9Q9Q
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G# &600A.
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/3.G.###/3#E.W#J/3&60**.

2222.3# #3#.W#J/3&60*0.

3#:6.W#J/3&60*0.

QD."QD%##&
IG $3#+E7(60**-J*.

Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 27

&.4>#&%J3G#/
.J;#&600*.

&./ .JG# &7EEE.

&P #Q%9D#.'>#.4J
&60**.

&.G 3#.J3 &60*B.

 #&3."%3#&60*E$..D..
!2#%./!F5J'5C&60*B.

3."Q3#.$3
#.60*B

3."#?#3.$323
G%.60*B.

 &. .J &600+.

!& G   3 C . %   . J 
#&600A.

&G. .3#&JG# &7EEA.

'& 3. " & #  $. P#     A.6
(600,-J00266,.

2222. "/$&   . 3 #. . & G  .
JG# &7EEAJ0*266*.

'& .     J 3 %# 3%%. =:J
&600B.

2222." )$#OS(600,-J*+,2B@.

'#& P# . " %Q      %U   $. P
'.%U?'>#.4J&60,B.

D&C."%.$ 3@B
(60@@2B-J6B*20,.

D&G.% ./!F5JD!2;&600B.

D&.//.=:J45!&60,A.

Dissidences. Hispanic Journal of Theory and Criticism 4/5 (2008) 28

D&PF55."#GXJ# =#
#<.$P##6.6(7EEA-J66E2
67,.

D#&GPWGQ."%.$
#%6.6(7EE6-J6A26@.

;&. /.=:J=:&7EEE.

;!&3!. .3#.;#J &
7EEA.

;!&G .. J 
&60,A.

;!&   F 55. "#  # .$ # 
  3.  ;!& 3 /  F 55. .
J&7EEE.

/3.QQ . W#J/3&600*.

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