Freedom for Catalonia?
Freedom for Catalonia?
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Although the fight for independence by ethnic minorities has received much attention recently, there is no study of how globalized sport in its most advanced form can help to stimulate it. This book shows how the 1992 Olympic Games raised the tension that already existed between Catalonia and Spain. John Hargreaves analyzes and explains the way in which the conflict developed and eventually was resolved in terms of the special characteristics of Catalan nationalism, the nature of the new Spanish democracy and the special role played by the International Olympic Committee.
- First study of how globalised sport in its most advanced form can help stimulate ethnic minority nationalism against the state
- Shows how the 1992 Olympic Games raised the tension that already existed between Catalonia and Spain in the period leading up to and during the Barcelona Games
- Demonstrates the power of political and cultural symbols in the mobilisation of mass support for nationalism
Reviews & endorsements
"Freedom for Catalonia provides a stimulating sociological exploration of the dynamic interaction between regional, local andn national identities during the organization and staging of the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992... Hargreaves provides a good model for staging a broad discussion of national identity through a close reading of a particular Olympic Games." Pamela Radcliff, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Carefully documented and resting on a significant amount of participant observation, Hargreaves' book makes an imporatant contribution in several areas of inquiry." Bulletin of The Society for Spanish and portuguese Historical Studies
Product details
July 2000Paperback
9780521586153
192 pages
229 × 152 × 11 mm
0.29kg
2 maps
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Table of Contents
- Abbreviations
- List of tables
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1. Sport and nationalism
- 2. Catalan nationalism
- 3. The relationship between Olympism, globalisation and nationalism
- 4. The war of the flags and the Paz OlÃmpica
- 5. Catalanisation versus Españolisation
- 6. Symbolising the international dimension
- 7. The outcome
- 8. Conclusion
- Endnotes
- Bibiography
- Index.
