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Jordi Amat's 'Las batallas de Barcelona' chronicles five decades of the city's cultural battles
Jordi Amat, a philologist, journalist and writer, released the book "Las batallas de Barcelona" with Tusques t. The 288‑page volume, priced at €19.90, follows a successful Catalan edition from Edicions 62 and is now available in Spanish.
The work surveys Barcelona’s cultural imaginaries from 1975 to 2025, tracing events such as the trans performance of the artist Ocaña, the documentary "Waiting for Barcelona", and the post‑1996 urban climate after the Olympic Games. It highlights the violent eviction of the Hotel Princesa social centre in 1996, the controversial Forum of Cultures, and the flamboyant actions of mayor Joan Clos, arguing that these moments reveal how citizens relate to the city.
Amat states that the book’s purpose is to understand Barcelona’s evolution through the cultural discourses it has generated, drawing on songs, films, essays, catalogues and novels to map the city’s contested identity.
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Barcelona · Joan Clos · Jordi Amat · Ocaña
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- [● 2 SOURCES] The book was published by Tusquets, contains 288 pages and costs €19.90. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] It discusses the trans performance of the artist Ocaña and the documentary 'Waiting for Barcelona'. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] The book covers Barcelona’s cultural imaginaries from 1975 to 2025. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] It critiques post‑Olympic urban changes and the failed Forum of Cultures, mentioning mayor Joan Clos. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] Jordi Amat authored the book 'Las batallas de Barcelona'. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] Amat says the book aims to understand the city's evolution through its cultural discourses. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] It is a Spanish-language edition following a Catalan edition from Edicions 62. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] The book examines the 1996 eviction of the Hotel Princesa social centre. www.diariodealmeria.es · www.diariodecadiz.es