ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the middle is exemplified by the challenge of keeping alive the value and attractions of linguistic nationalism and good design when faced with the problems of hegemonic language politics and the absence of progressive resistance and warmth in the commodity form, at least historically. It focuses on how Barcelona presents itself to the world. This region downplays rigid claims for autonomy while elevating language, culture and style. The early twentieth-century work of Antonio Gaudi combines a primitive mysticism, a reaction to modern life and deep religious belief. Gaudi's buildings are shrines represents again and again as symbols of Barcelona and the Catalan aesthetic. The US, France, Spain and the Netherlands were key players in the struggle with the UK and the emerging international significance of democratic struggles in France and Haiti influenced the outcome and amplified the consequences of the American revolution.
