A geography of the identities of Barcelona: The case of Gràcia District

Mendizàbal, Enric

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Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia

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Abstract

MENDIZABAL, Enric. A geography of the identities of Barcelona: The case of Gràcia District. Finisterra [online]. 2010, n.90, pp.91-109. ISSN 0430-5027.

This article reflects upon Barcelonas social and territorial identities. The concept of identity is presented in the introduction and discussed from a geographical perspective. The second part focuses on the various identities of the city of Barcelona and of its districts. Finally, the third part of the article discusses the case of the Gràcia district - a particularly interesting example of a district with a strong specific identity in the context of a metropolis.

Keywords : Historical geography; cultural geography; identity; Barcelona; Gràcia.

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