Table of Contents

Abbreviations; List of tables; Maps; Introduction; 1. Sport and nationalism; 2. Catalan nationalism; 3. The relationship between Olympism, globalisation and nationalism; 4. The war of the flags and the Paz Olímpica; 5. Catalanisation versus Españolisation; 6. Symbolising the international dimension; 7. The outcome; 8. Conclusion; Endnotes; Bibiography; Index.

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In-depth analysis of the political and cultural impact of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Reviews

'… the detailed treatment of the radical nationalists, closely based on major Barcelona dailies, is competent and informative. In particular, Hargreaves' final chapter, 'The Outcome', skilfully uses public opinion poll data to present a political balance of the games. Overall his book, with naturally broader scope than locally-produced studies, such as Joan Crexell's Nationalisme i els Jocs Olimpics 1992 (1994), serves as a pioneering effort to incorporate this regional-nationalist conflict into current English-language discussion on nationalist conflicts.' Enric Ucelay-Da Cal, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism