KP141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Pierre De Coubertin, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
17 Jan 2018
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Relation to the ideals of the 19th century. The first rule that we have to follow is national character: all people have, or should had, a national character; if it is lacking in this, it would be necessary to start by giving it to one . In general ideas every nationality has a particular way of seeing, founded for the most part on the mode of expression, that is to say, on tradition . Sport creates bonds of sentiment between white settlers and the imperial mother country. Sport a technology which produces cultural meanings in modern age. Serves to promote a correct version of sport (one) Used to spread but also to resist cultural imperialism the legacy of tom brown. Use it to construct national identity post civil war. Sport crucial in bridging cultures and bringing the world together. National sport cultures the source of allied victory in wwi. Adopting american sports leads to adoption of american values.
