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