Alessandro Figus (Malta): Italian Politics at the Crossroads: Nationalism, Separatism or Federalism? Beauty and the feast: With its history as a nation, it is easier to understand modern Italy through its food and women. From L'Espill, in order to understand modern Catalan nationalism, it is necessary to examine the emergence of "anti-Catalanism" in Castilian Spain during the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance. A review of The Basque Country: A Cultural History by Paddy Woodworth. Blacklisted as an uncooperative tax haven for its secretive bank laws, Monaco hopes to prove it is more than a place for the rich and famous to hide their money. But can the principality shake off a reputation for sunny days and shady characters? From Dissent, Mitchell Cohen, Philippe Askenazy, Françoise Gaspard, Nancy L. Green,

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