"Sport in East Germany is commonly associated with the systematic doping that helped to make the country an Olympic superpower. Football played little part in this controversial story. Yet, as a hugely popular activity that was deeply entwined in the social fabric, it exerted an…
"Sport in East Germany is commonly associated with the systematic doping that helped to make the country an Olympic superpower. Football played little part in this controversial story. Yet, as a hugely popular activity that was deeply entwined in the social fabric, it exerted an…
"Sport in East Germany is commonly associated with the systematic doping that helped to make the country an Olympic superpower. Football played little part in this controversial story. Yet, as a hugely popular activity that was deeply entwined in the social fabric, it exerted an…
Football, Nationality and the State examines the complex and ever-changing relationship between football (its development and structure), nationality and the state. Presents a unique perspective on the relationship between football and politics. Adopts an international, cross-cu…
Football, Nationality and the State examines the complex and ever-changing relationship between football (its development and structure), nationality and the state. Divided into two parts the book first deals with the existence of more than one football nation within the same po…
Football, Nationality and the State examines the complex and everchanging relationships between football (its development and structure), nationality and the state, arguing that these divisions may result from football's early history.
"A Social History of Indian Football, Striving to Score seeks to assess the role of soccer in colonial Indian life, to delineate the inter-relationship between those who patronized, promoted, played and viewed the game, to analyse the impact of the colonial context on the games …
This book assesses the role of soccer in colonial Indian life, to delineate the inter-relationship between those who patronised, promoted, played and viewed the game, to analyse the impact of the colonial context on the games evolution and development and shed light on the diver…
