Independence at the eleventh hour: the rise and rise of the Catalan independence movement

On 9 November 2014, Catalans will vote in an 'unofficial' referendum for independence. Just how did it come to this?

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Catalan self-determination referendum http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalan-self-determination-referendum/

ESO: Background information: Spain moves to block Catalonia’s independence ‘consultation’ http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-moves-to-block-catalonias-independence-consultation/

openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 05.11.14: Catalonia vs Spain: a clash of two debates https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/alex-sakalis/catalonia-vs-spain-clash-of-two-debates

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