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  1. 1. Folkhemmet på is : Ishockey, modernisering och nationell identitet i Sverige 1920-1972

    Författare :Tobias Stark; Gunlög Fur; Johnny Wijk; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ice hockey; bandy; Tre Kronor; sport; modernization; national identity; Americanization; social networks; People’s Home; the Swedish welfare state.; ishockey; bandy; Tre Kronor; idrott; sport; modernisering; nationell identitet; amerikanisering; sociala nätverk; den svenska modellen; folkhemmet; History; Historia; Idrottsvetenskap; Sport Science; Historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns the development of Swedish ice hockey as a national phenomenon during the period 1920–1972. The dissertation explores how the sport of ice hockey in just over half a century was transformed from a rather insignificant North American cultural import to one of Sweden’s most treasured pursuits by and large, and harbouring a national team (known as “Tre Kronor”) that at the height of its popularity in 1970 gathered almost the whole nation (82 percent of the adult population) in front of TV-sets during national game broadcasts. LÄS MER