A sociology of football in a global context /

Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people across the world. Throughout its history, football has been a catalyst as much for social cohesion, unity, excitement and integration as it can be for division, exclusion and discrimination. This book examin...

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Main Author: Cleland, Jamie, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Series:Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 43.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-163) and index. 
505 0 |a Football in context : industrialism, urbanism and global diffusion in history -- Violence and aggression : has football always been violent? -- The global game in transition : FIFA and the governance of football -- "Race," racism and whiteness -- Gender : football culture in transition? -- Rupert Murdoch and the financial revolution of football -- The changing nature of football fans -- Celebrity football : the transformation of players from local heroes to global superstars -- The global game : the development of National Football Leagues across the world. 
520 8 |a Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people across the world. Throughout its history, football has been a catalyst as much for social cohesion, unity, excitement and integration as it can be for division, exclusion and discrimination. This book examines the historical, political, economic, social and cultural complexities of the game across Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America. 
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