Football and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Argentina - La Nuestra (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)

This book examines how since its arrival in 1867 with British immigrants, football has become the key cultural signifier of national identity in Argentina over the long twentieth century. With the international exploits of players such as Luis Monti, Alfredo Di Stefano and Diego Maradona, the sport has projected Argentina onto the global consciousness not seen in any other way. In this book, Mark Orton challenges existing myths surrounding the nativisation of football in Argentina away from British influence, as he shows how the game provided a conduit for the assimilation of millions of European immigrants in the early decades of the century into a new Argentine 'race'. The book also examines how football gave some of the 'voiceless others' such as women, Afro-Argentines, indigenous people and those in the interior an arena to project themselves in an Argentine society that was masculine, white and Buenos Aires-dominated.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics
Release date:	February 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Mark Orton
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	305
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-120588-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-120588-X
Barcode:	9783031205880

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