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Propaganda on Two Wheels: The Spanish Republican Team in the 1937 Tour de France

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    Identifier: imarina:5813227
    Authors:
    López B
    Abstract:
    © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. In July 1937, as the Spanish Civil War raged on several fronts, including the battle for international prestige and legitimacy, six Spanish cyclists were racing along the French roads in the Tour de France, clad in purple–red–yellow jerseys, the colours of the endangered Spanish Republic. This sporting episode, laden with political significance, is one of the first (if not the very first) instances of a government attempting to use international sport for propaganda purposes at a time of war. The sporting success of the team (two stage wins) was poorly exploited by the Republican authorities for its propaganda potential, due to flaws that affected the propaganda strategies of the Republicans throughout the war: improvisation, dispersion of initiatives, and lack of coordination.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: López B
    Department: Estudis de Comunicació
    URV's Author/s: López López, Bernat
    Keywords: Tour de france Sport Spanish civil war Propaganda Guerra civil española (1936-1939) Esport Cycling Ciclisme
    Abstract: © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. In July 1937, as the Spanish Civil War raged on several fronts, including the battle for international prestige and legitimacy, six Spanish cyclists were racing along the French roads in the Tour de France, clad in purple–red–yellow jerseys, the colours of the endangered Spanish Republic. This sporting episode, laden with political significance, is one of the first (if not the very first) instances of a government attempting to use international sport for propaganda purposes at a time of war. The sporting success of the team (two stage wins) was poorly exploited by the Republican authorities for its propaganda potential, due to flaws that affected the propaganda strategies of the Republicans throughout the war: improvisation, dispersion of initiatives, and lack of coordination.
    Thematic Areas: Sports science Social sciences (miscellaneous) Interdisciplinar Hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism History Historia General o multidisciplinar Educação física Educação Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Artes / música Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: bernat.lopez@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-8416-7956
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09523367.2019.1650026
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: International Journal Of The History Of Sport. 36 (2-3): 267-293
    APA: López B (2019). Propaganda on Two Wheels: The Spanish Republican Team in the 1937 Tour de France. International Journal Of The History Of Sport, 36(2-3), 267-293. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2019.1650026
    Article's DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2019.1650026
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2019
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    History,Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism,Social Sciences (Miscellaneous),Sports Science
    Tour de france
    Sport
    Spanish civil war
    Propaganda
    Guerra civil española (1936-1939)
    Esport
    Cycling
    Ciclisme
    Sports science
    Social sciences (miscellaneous)
    Interdisciplinar
    Hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism
    History
    Historia
    General o multidisciplinar
    Educação física
    Educação
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Artes / música
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
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