The italian love affair with sport

Abstract

This review includes an analysis of the book Sport Italia - The Italian Love Affair With Sport, a work that thematizes the trajectory of the sport in the Italian context, exploring mainly its relation with the cultural formation of the country. The book presents the unique relationship that Italy presents with sports such as football, motor racing and cycling. The author points out that there is a strong imbrication of the sports phenomenon with the political and religious spheres. In this sense, it is pointed out that the book justifies its academic relevance by conciliating the study of the Italian sports culture with analyzes supported by a considerable amount of primary sources.

Keywords

• esporte
• itália
• cultura