ETA and the Basque Problem (Hardcover)

Niall Cullen

ISBN 10: 1041039468 / ISBN 13: 9781041039464

Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2026

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Hardcover. Drawing on extensive archival research at the UK National Archives, this volume examines how London (primarily British diplomats in Spain and officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) perceived the radical Basque nationalist group ETA's campaign of violence from 1968 to 1993.In the summer of 1968, reports of the killing of a Spanish Guardia Civil officer by the then little-known ETA appeared in British diplomatic despatches. Over the next five decades, ETA would claim more than 850 lives. All the while, UK diplomats and officials gathered information and analysed ETA within the constantly changing, tumultuous sociopolitical context of Spains transition from dictatorship to democracy. This book offers a rare external perspective on what London often referred to as the Basque problem, while also shedding light on the relationship between ETA and the IRA, and the joint efforts by Madrid and London to confront their shared threat. ETA and the Basque Problem will appeal to students and scholars of Basque nationalism, contemporary Spanish history and terrorism studies. Drawing on extensive archival research at the UK National Archives, this volume examines how London (primarily British diplomats in Spain and officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) perceived the radical Basque nationalist group ETA's campaign of violence from 1968 to 1993. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: ETA and the Basque Problem (Hardcover)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1041039468
• ISBN 13: 9781041039464
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: new

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Drawing on extensive archival research at the UK National Archives, this volume examines how “London” (primarily British diplomats in Spain and officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) perceived the radical Basque nationalist group ETA's campaign of violence from 1968 to 1993.

In the summer of 1968, reports of the killing of a Spanish Guardia Civil officer by the then little-known ETA appeared in British diplomatic despatches. Over the next five decades, ETA would claim more than 850 lives. All the while, UK diplomats and officials gathered information and analysed ETA within the constantly changing, tumultuous sociopolitical context of Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy. This book offers a rare external perspective on what London often referred to as the “Basque problem”, while also shedding light on the relationship between ETA and the IRA, and the joint efforts by Madrid and London to confront their shared threat.

ETA and the “Basque Problem” will appeal to students and scholars of Basque nationalism, contemporary Spanish history and terrorism studies.

Informazioni sull'autore

Niall Cullen is an Irish historian based in the Basque Country, Spain. He holds a PhD in Contemporary History from the University of the Basque Country and is the author of Radical Basque Nationalist–Irish Republican Relations: A History (2024).