Freedom for Catalonia?: Catalan Nationalism, Spanish Identity and the Barcelona Olympic Games (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521584265)

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.

Author: John Hargreaves
ISBN-10: 0521584264
ISBN-13: 9780521584265
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2000
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d