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…
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The English Premier League (EPL) is one of the world's most valuable and high-profile sports leagues, with millions of fans around the globe. The 2016/17 season marked the 25th anniversary of the EPL, providing a unique opportunity to reflect on how it has contributed, both posi…
"The English Premier League (EPL) is one of the world́';s most valuable and high-profile sports leagues, with millions of fans around the globe. The 2016/17 season marked the 25th anniversary of the EPL, providing a unique opportunity to reflect on how it has contributed, both po…
Preface to the second edition -- Foreword by Boff Whalley -- Introduction -- History: truths and myths about football as a working-class sport -- Radical debates on football -- Football and politics -- Football's role as an 'opiate of the masses' -- Nationalism and sectarianism …
Cub. trasera: "Soccer has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Professionalism and commercialization dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-opted by moneymakers and corrupt politicians. From its roots in w…
"Soccer has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Professionalism and commercialization dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-opted by money makers and corrupt politicians. From its roots in working-class …
"Soccer has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Professionalism and commercialization dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-opted by moneymakers and corrupt politicians. From its roots in working-class E…
"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. The introduction of sport in the late 19…
"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. The introduction of sport in the late 19…
Introduction: #youarefootball -- The people's game? -- Changing formation -- Norwich City: the best pies in the league -- MK Dons: fear and loathing in Milton Keynes -- Chelsea: champions of Europe -- In-ger-land: ethnography in the pub -- Conclusion: they think it's all over. …
"Modern football is an industry and capitalism is its engine. However, this book argues for a more nuanced understanding of contemporary football culture and the (self- ) identity of football fans. Drawing on original ethnographic research conducted with fans at all levels, from…
"Modern football is an industry and capitalism is its engine. However, this book argues for a more nuanced understanding of contemporary football culture and the (self-) identity of football fans. Drawing on original ethnographic research conducted with fans at all levels, from …
