Football and National Identities in Spain [electronic resource] : The Strange Death of Don Quixote /
Quiroga, A.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations                            ""; ""Acknowledgements                       ""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""1 Football, National Narratives and the Cumulative Media Effect                                                                      ""; ""2 Invention and Development of the Fury and Failure Narrative (1920â€?1975)                                                                                ""
""3 Transition to Democracy (1975â€?1982)                                            """"4 In Search of Modernityâ€?s Ark (1982â€?2000)                                                 ""; ""5 From Patriotic Bulimia to Nationalist Obesity (2001â€?2012)                                                                  ""; ""6 Football and Identities in Catalonia                                             ""; ""7 Football and Identities in the Basque Country                                                      ""; ""Conclusion                 ""; ""Notes            ""
""Bibliography                   """"Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Europe—History.
Political sociology.
Culture.
Communication.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Social policy.
European History.
Political Sociology.
Sociology of Culture.
Media Studies.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Social Policy.