Author | : J A Mangan |
File Size | : 52,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 March 2022 |
ISBN | : 9781135244651 |
Pages | : 264 pages |
Tribal Identities by J A Mangan Book PDF Summary
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.