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
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
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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