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Football and national identities in Spain : the strange death of Don Quixote /

Football is the most popular sport on earth, and a near-universal means of expressing collective identification. This book investigates the uses made of football to create, shape and foster national identities in Spain since the beginning of the twentieth century. Its focus is on the manner in which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Quiroga, Alejandro, 1972-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:	Global culture and sport.
Subjects:	Soccer > Spain. Soccer > Social aspects > Spain. Soccer > Political aspects > Spain. Nationalism and sports > Spain. National characteristics > Spain. Soccer > Press coverage > Spain. HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer. SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports.

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