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9780745617695

Football : A Sociology of the Global Game

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  • ISBN13:

    9780745617695

  • ISBN10:

    0745617697

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-10-01
  • Publisher: Polity

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Summary

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of football.

Author Biography

Richard Giulianotti is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii
Glossary ix
Foreword xi
The Essence of Football: the Historical and Social Bases of the Global Game
1(22)
The Twentieth-century Sport: Football, Class and Nation
23(16)
Spectator Cultures: Passion at Play in Europe and Latin America
39(27)
Football Grounds: Emotional Attachments and Social Control
66(20)
The Price of Victory: Football Finance and the Television Revolution
86(21)
Football's Players: from Local Heroes to International Stars
107(20)
The Goal of Winning? Football, Science, Tactics and Aesthetics
127(19)
The Cultural Politics of Play: Ethnicity, Gender and the `Post-fan' Mentality
146(20)
Afterword 166(8)
Notes 174(11)
References 185(23)
Index 208

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