Regeneration through Sport

This book examines how and why sport in general, and football in particular, entered the country and developed successfully between 1890 and the 1920s, while placing that growth within the context of Spain's larger historical experience.

Andrew McFarland is an Associate Professor of History at Indiana University Kokomo. He has published numerous articles on the introduction of sport, football, and physical education to Spain and their development from the late nineteenth century through the twenty-first century.

1. The Context for Reception: Spain's 19th Century, Regeneracionismo, and Sport's International Growth 2. Early Growth and Institutions Invested in Sport: First Developments, the ILE, and the FGE from the Late 19th Century to the 1920s 3. The Arguments for Introducing Sport: Nationalism, Physical and Intellectual Benefits, and Evaluating Each Activity 4. Barcelona and Catalonia's Sport's Community from the 1890s to 1920: A Case Study of Growth 5. Middle-Class Games: The Introduction and Early Growth of Football from the 1890s to 1910 6. Building the Institutional Bones: Football's Development from 1910 to the 1920