Tribal Identities : Nationalism, Europe, Sport, Paperback / softback Book

Tribal Identities : Nationalism, Europe, Sport Paperback / softback

Edited by J A (University of Strathclyde, UK) Mangan

Part of the Sport in the Global Society series

Paperback / softback

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Sport is far more than a national and international entertainment: it is a source of political identity, morale, pride and superiority.

Tribal Identities explores the influence of sport on the nations of Europe as a mechanism of national solidarity promoting a sense of identity, unity, status and esteem; as an instrument of confrontation between nations, stimulating aggression, stereotyping, and images of inferiority and superiority; and as a cultural bond linking nations across national boundaries, providing common enthusiasm, shared experiences, the transcendence of national allegiances, and opportunities for association, understanding and goodwill.

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