Sports, society and collective identity in contemporary Catalonia

In Catalonia, the introduction of modern sports in the late 19th century was considered tantamount to a quest to modernise society. Clubs organised by civil society played a key role in consolidating sports as both practice and entertainment, and in league with Catalanism these clubs sought to put f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carles Santacana
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Institut d'Estudis Catalans 2014-07-01
Series:Catalan Historical Review
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Online Access:http://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/CHR/article/viewFile/87565/pdf_537