"Given its popularity, international football might be viewed as a prism through which the imagined community of the nation becomes closer to a manifest reality with matches providing examples of that community collectively rejoicing or crying. The sport potentially sheds insigh…
Football, place and identity -- Nations, nationality and football's changing rules -- Switching allegiance -- African connections -- The boys in green -- Ireland's border-crossers -- Conclusion: political football. "Given its popularity, international football might be viewed a…
"Given its popularity, international football might be viewed as a prism through which the imagined community of the nation becomes closer to a manifest reality with matches providing examples of that community collectively rejoicing or crying. The sport potentially sheds insigh…
"Given its popularity, international football might be viewed as a prism through which the imagined community of the nation becomes closer to a manifest reality with matches providing examples of that community collectively rejoicing or crying. The sport potentially sheds insigh…
"The book, based on fieldwork with fans, players, journalists, and coaches, examines the politics of football as a space for ordinary Egyptians and state forces to negotiate a masculine Egyptian chauvinism in the early twenty-first century; it further investigates fans' roles as…
"The book, based on fieldwork with fans, players, journalists, and coaches, examines the politics of football as a space for ordinary Egyptians and state forces to negotiate a masculine Egyptian chauvinism in the early twenty-first century; it further investigates fans' roles as…
"The book, based on fieldwork with fans, players, journalists, and coaches, examines the politics of football as a space for ordinary Egyptians and state forces to negotiate a masculine Egyptian chauvinism in the early twenty-first century; it further investigates fans' roles as…
"The book, based on fieldwork with fans, players, journalists, and coaches, examines the politics of football as a space for ordinary Egyptians and state forces to negotiate a masculine Egyptian chauvinism in the early twenty-first century; it further investigates fans' roles as…
"In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of soccer in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as 'foot-ball' at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian 'futebol, ' o jogo bonito (th…
"In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of soccer in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as 'foot-ball' at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian 'futebol, ' o jogo bonito (th…
"In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of soccer in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as 'foot-ball' at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian 'futebol,' o jogo bonito (the…
"In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of soccer in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as 'foot-ball' at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian 'futebol,' o jogo bonito (the…
"In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of soccer in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as 'foot-ball' at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian 'futebol, ' o jogo bonito (th…
"You've probably heard of Real Madrid; after all, it is the most successful sports team on the planet. The soccer (or football, globally) club has more trophies than any other sports team, including 11 UEFA Champions League trophies. Real Madrid has over 80 million Facebook fans…
This Handbook offers an analysis of the relation between football and politics, based on over 30 case studies covering five continents. It provides a detailed picture of this relation in a wide number of European, American, African, and Asian states, as well as a comparative ass…
This Handbook offers an analysis of the relation between football and politics, based on over 30 case studies covering five continents. It provides a detailed picture of this relation in a wide number of European, American, African, and Asian states, as well as a comparative ass…