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Football and National Identities in Spain
Alejandro Quiroga
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Description for Football and National Identities in Spain
Hardcover. This book investigates the use of football to create, shape and promote Spanish, Catalan and Basque national identities and explores the utilization of soccer to foster patriotic feelings, exposing the often dark vested interests behind the propagation of national narratives through soccer. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFD; JHBS; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
This book investigates the use of football to create, shape and promote Spanish, Catalan and Basque national identities and explores the utilization of soccer to foster patriotic feelings, exposing the often dark vested interests behind the propagation of national narratives through soccer.
This book investigates the use of football to create, shape and promote Spanish, Catalan and Basque national identities and explores the utilization of soccer to foster patriotic feelings, exposing the often dark vested interests behind the propagation of national narratives through soccer.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Global Culture and Sport Series
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230355408
SKU
V9780230355408
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Alejandro Quiroga
Alejandro Quiroga is Reader in Spanish History at Newcastle University, UK. He is the author of Making Spaniards: Primo de Rivera and the Nationalization of the Masses, 1923-1930 and The Reinvention of Spain: Nation and Identity since Democracy (with Sebastian Balfour).
Reviews for Football and National Identities in Spain
"Quiroga has achieved a portrait of post-Franco Spain that is, undoubtedly, both a tour de force and a must for eventual investigations. Excellent for those interested in Spain." - El Mundo "Alejandro Quiroga provides an objective and entirely scientific analysis of football's social impact. Football and National Identities in Spain has also the strength of dealing dispassionately ... Read more