Eighty minute patriots? National identity and sport in modern Wales
This article is a synthesis of the research into the relationship between national identity and sport in Wales from the late nineteenth century until the present day. It explores how sport has been a central tenet in inventing, maintaining and projecting Welsh national identity within Britain. Sport...
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| Published in: | International journal of the history of sport Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 93 - 110 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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London
Taylor & Francis Group
01-12-2000
F. Cass |
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| Summary: | This article is a synthesis of the research into the relationship between national identity and sport in Wales from the late nineteenth century until the present day. It explores how sport has been a central tenet in inventing, maintaining and projecting Welsh national identity within Britain. Sport has offered the people of Wales an evolving means of declaring their status as a distinct and equal constituent of the United Kingdom. Sport also illustrates how Wales is rooted deeply in a British popular culture. The sports involved in these processes are far more diverse than the popular conception of rugby union as the Welsh national game suggests. (Original abstract) |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0952-3367 1743-9035 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09523360008714148 |