Notes for a social history of sport in Spain Notas para una historia social del deporte en España

The author distinguishes between an ancient concept of sport, as regards fighting or competing (in non-organised sports) before the nineteenth century, and the rapid development of modern sport, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries which played an important part in the formation of our mode...

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Published inHistoria de la educación Vol. 14; pp. 151 - 172
Main Author Francisco LAGARDERA OTERO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 01.09.2013
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Summary:The author distinguishes between an ancient concept of sport, as regards fighting or competing (in non-organised sports) before the nineteenth century, and the rapid development of modern sport, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries which played an important part in the formation of our modern civilization, especially its role in controlling violence within society. The institutionalization of sport in Spain is presented as a fundamentaly middel-class venture, its spread and growth in popularity , amongst participants, especially during the Franco era, is then described as is its consolidation as a mass and exceptional phenomenon. Finally a series of considerations are presented, discussing the new shape of sport in the face of new physical activities ans pastimes.El autor distingue entre una concepción antigua del deporte —según el modelo de las luchas y competiciones predeportivas anteriores al siglo XIX— y la irrupción del deporte moderno que, a lo largo de los siglos XIX y XX, participará en el proceso de la civilización, especialmente como regulador de la violencia social. Después de presentar la institucionalización del deporte en España como una empresa fundamentalmente burguesa, se revisa la extensión y popularización de su práctica —especialmente durante los años del franquismo-, así como su consolidación como fenómeno de masas, aportándose finalmente una serie de consideraciones sobre la nueva configuración del deporte delante de la aparición de nuevas actividades físicas.
ISSN:0212-0267