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UNINA9910821531803321 |
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Autore |
Hargreaves John (John E. R.) |
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Titolo |
Freedom for Catalonia? : Catalan nationalism, Spanish identity, and the Barcelona Olympic Games / / John Hargreaves |
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Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2000 |
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1-107-11403-9 |
0-511-01123-7 |
1-280-41875-3 |
0-511-17326-1 |
0-511-15228-0 |
0-511-32741-2 |
0-511-48900-5 |
0-511-05409-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge Cultural Social Sciences |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nationalism - Spain - Catalonia - History - 20th century |
Nationalism and sports - Spain - Catalonia - History - 20th century |
Catalonia (Spain) Politics and government 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-172) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; 1. Sport and nationalism -- ; 2. Catalan nationalism -- ; 3. The relationship between Olympism, globalisation and nationalism -- ; 4. The war of the flags and the paz olimpica -- ; 5. Catalanisation versus Espanolisation -- ; 6. Symbolising the international dimension -- ; 7. The outcome -- ; 8. Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Although the fight for independence by national minorities has received much attention recently, there is no study of how globalised 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, from the time they were awarded to Barcelona until they opened. John Hargreaves analyses 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 |
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